Tulisa Contostavlos insists intimate footage of her which was leaked onto the internet was not a sex tape.

The ‘X Factor’ judge is seen performing a sex act on ex-boyfriend Justin Edwards in the video and she admits she was devastated when it appeared online because she didn’t really know what she was doing at the time.

The 23-year-old pop beauty said: “I would hardly call it a sex tape. Number one, there was no sex involved. Number two, a 19-year-old who’s just starting to learn and her boyfriend pulls out a camera, doesn’t really class as a sex tape. Everyone does it. Such a big deal has been made out of it that I feel like a bloody alien.”

Tulisa – who claims Justin was responsible for leaking the tape, something he denies – was terrified her career would be over once it came out but was surprised at the support she received.

Speaking to Alan Carr on his Channel 4 show ‘Chatty Man’, the ‘Young’ singer said: “It was my worst nightmare. I had a bit of a nervous breakdown. I’m thinking, ‘Oh God, my career could be over – the whole UK thinks I’m a slapper.’ But I have been surprised by how nice everyone has been. I haven’t done anything wrong, so any normal person would be like, ‘She’s human’.”

Check out Tulisa’s brand new video for her new track ‘Young’ which aptly features the lyrics “Forgive us for what we have done cos were young!’