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Ben Haenow's relationship has been affected by his new found fame.
The 30-year-old musician has admitted his long-term relationship with girlfriend Jess has been tested since winning 'The X Factor' last year as he's been so busy working on his career.
Speaking about a new song titled 'All Yours' which was inspired by their difficulties, he explained to BANG Showbiz: "It was more of an autobiographical one, this one, and people who know my story and stuff will probably be able to read into it a little bit more. This is kind of about when you're away from someone and maybe you're not taking the care and attention that you should to keep in contact with them, what their friends are saying back home and the stories that are being told. It's basically just about when you go out and you put yourself out there and people don't understand that everything you're doing is for them and it seems like you're offending or hurting someone."
The singer - whose new single 'Second Hand Heart' featuring Kelly Clarkson will be released next Friday (16.10.15) - confessed he did "neglect" his girlfriend while making his self-titled debut album, out on November 13, but insisted their issues have only made them stronger.
He said: "I think it is [hard]. And I think if the shoe was on the other foot, if Jess was off doing her thing it would be tough. You don't know how to think. In some respects you do neglect the other person but not through any malice. So that's what that [song] is about.
"We've been great really. It's a lot for both of us to take in. Nothing's going to change the position that we're in, apart from for the better."

Anastacia wrote her new single 'Take This Chance' on Skype in a hotel room.
The 47-year-old singer put together the track - which is out now and will feature on her upcoming album 'Ultimate Collection' - while on tour during a video call with one of her co-writers as her family looked on in the room.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, she said: "My sister, my brother and my mother were in my hotel room getting their hair done and I'm on a Skype call with my co-writer finishing the song 'Take This Chance'."
Proving just how little she needs to produce phenomenal work, the 'I'm Outta Love' hitmaker has admitted she penned the track on pieces of scrap paper she found on the dressing table in her hired bedroom.
She explained: "I was taking all these little pieces of paper from the side of the hotel and writing down notes. That's where all my lyrics are."
'Take This Chance' was co-written with David Guetta, Justin Bieber collaborator Jacob Luttrell, Cait La Dee aka Caitlin Morris, Steve Diamond and Johan Carlsson - who has previously worked with One Direction and Ella Henderson.
The 'Ultimate Collection' - which is packed with Anastacia's greatest hits from across her entire 15-year career - is out on November 6.

Anastacia 'Ultimate Collection' official tracklisting:
1. 'I'm Outta Love'
2. 'Left Outside Alone'
3. 'Sick and Tired'
4. 'Paid My Dues'
5. 'Stupid Little Things'
6. 'Not That Kind'
7. 'Everything Burns with Ben Moody'
8. 'Welcome To My Truth'
9. 'You'll Never Be Alone'
10. 'Pieces Of A Dream'
11. 'Best Of You'
12. 'Heavy On My Heart'
13. 'One Day In Your Life'
14. 'Cowboys & Kisses'
15. 'Why'd You Lie To Me'
16. 'Love Is A Crime'
17. 'I Belong to You (El Ritmo de la Pasion)'
18. 'Army Of Me'
19. 'Take This Chance'

Johnny Cash has been inducted in the Music City Walk of Fame.
The country music legend was posthumously honoured and his youngest brother, Tommy Cash, represented the icon - who now has a star on the Music City Walk of Fame - during an induction ceremony yesterday (06.10.15) at Walk of Fame Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
Asked what Cash's reaction would be if he were still alive, Tommy, 75, mused: "'Well, I got another plaque.'
"But he deserved it, and he also deserved the Johnny Cash Museum."
Cash had a string of hits including 'I Walk The Line', 'A Boy Named Sue' and even covered Nine Inch Nails' track 'Hurts' months before he passed away in 2003 aged 71 as a result of complications from diabetes.
The singer/songwriter - who was portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in biopic movie 'Folsom Prison Blues' while Reese Witherspoon played his wife June - is sorely missed by his family.
Tommy added: "I miss him very much. He's been gone 12 years, and June Carter Cash has been gone, but their spirits and their genuineness is here in this plaque."
'Mamas Broken Heart' singer Miranda Lambert, rock guitar great Steve Cropper and influential executive E.W. 'Bud' Wendell were also inducted at the ceremony, which Miranda said took her "breath away".
She said previously: "I want to congratulate my fellow inductees, Steve Cropper ... and the legendary Johnny Cash - just saying his name alongside mine, takes my breath away."

Robbie Williams wants to duet with Kylie Minogue again.
The 'Angels' singer collaborated with the 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' hitmaker on 'Kids' in 2000 and has revealed he'd love to team up with her again on a new song he's written for his next album.
He said: "The Kylie duet might not come off and that would be very embarrassing now that I've said too much already.
"Maybe I used up that token of the duet thing. I've got this great tune that's incredibly camp and I would love her to sing on it with me. Maybe she will, maybe she won't, watch this space."
Robbie also expressed an interest in working with 'Grace of Monaco' actress Nicole Kidman again following their duet on his album 'Swing When You're Winning', 'Something Stupid' in 2001.
Meanwhile, the 41-year-old star opened up about embracing fashion and keeping in shape when it comes to performing on stage.
He told News.com.au: "I am taking a leaf out of Elton John and Rod Stewart's book.
"In the past I thought, 'Who do I think I am by wearing that?' but now I have my big boy pants on so they might as well be Versace and Louboutins."
Speaking about his decision to give up sugar, red meat, pasta and bread, he added: "I am professional, I've got to do this s**t and I'm a 'pop star', so for me to go out there and not feel ashamed, then I have to look a certain way.
"And I'm a bit of a dancer, I move on stage and I need to be lithe. Or at least more lithe than I have been."

Rod Stewart is desperate for The Faces to be invited to play at Glastonbury festival.
The 70-year-old singer has called on the festival's founder Michael Eavis to get in touch with the band - which recently reformed with remaining members Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones - because it's the one gig they never got to do.
Rod pleaded: "I just wish someone would phone us up from Glastonbury and ask us to do that. They have never done it. We would be up for it. There are only three of us standing now."
The 'Stay With Me' hitmakers tried to reform for a string of dates in 2010 and 2011 but chose to go with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall on lead vocals instead of Rod.
And Ronnie previously blamed Rod's management for the delay in making the full reunion happen.
The 'Ooh La La' crooners - whose bassist Ronnie Lane passed away in 1997 - were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 where they were set to reunite but Rod pulled out of the performance due to illness.
The rockers finally reunited last month, but Rod admitted it went by in a flash.
He told BBC Radio London: "It is like sex sometimes. It goes by too fast."

Iggy Azalea's new album will be called 'Digital Distortion'.
The 'Fancy' rapper has revealed she's well on her way to completing her new album and has announced the title of the record, which she said fans can expect to hear next year.
In a Q&A on Twitter, she told one user: "digital distortion is not a song title, its the name of my album. (sic)"
But new music from the 25-year-old star isn't far off as she teased she will be dropping the first single from the LP at some point in the next few weeks.
Asked when she'd be releasing the lead track, she said: "this month. (sic)"
However, Iggy - who released her debut 'The New Classic' last year - admitted she hasn't finished the collection, which she hopes to release "next year," and is planning to "ask people soon" to collaborate with her.
After a fan complimented her on a selfie, she wrote: "thankyou! im going to go and play my album to someone from def jam and i wanted to look nice. (sic)"
But asked if she'd finished the collection, she commented: "no im still working on a few things. (sic)"
During the surprise Q&A she also revealed she wrote a verse for a Selena Gomez track called 'Girl Crush', but the song was eventually shelved.
She said: "i did a song for her a while ago but she didnt release it, it was called girl crush. shes great.
"i didnt write it for her, just a verse. but it was very different to the current stuff so it may not have fit her new music 🙂 (sic)."

Kanye West's daughter has changed the way he raps.
The 'Bound 2' hitmaker has admitted his writing style has altered since welcoming his daughter North, two, with his wife Kim Kardashian West, with whom he's expecting a baby boy later this year, and he now sees her as his inspiration.
Speaking on SHOWStudio, he said: "Having a family, period, has made me completely rethink the way I rap."
He added: "People extend their brand for a long time. There's true moments of genius, then there are moments of looking through the archives and putting s**t together."
The 38-year-old rapper thinks popular music nowadays is based on something he's done in the last 10 years.
He explained: "The majority of things that are popular now are really directly based on something that I've done over the past 10 years. You can pinpoint it ... I think it's amazing."
He added: "I think I had a purpose. That was my purpose. To innovate. That's what I'm trying to say. So, if you hear something that sounds similar to something that I've done before, that is an extension of a new album, for me."
Kanye, who says he is influenced by Coldplay, J Dilla and Jay Z, refers to himself as a "genius" because he thinks other titles such as "celebrity" and "rapper" are negative.

The Shires want to make a country-dance song.
The country music duo - comprised of Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes - revealed they're keen to make a foray into floor fillers and are eager to work with Swedish DJ Avicii following his success with hit singles 'Hey Brother' and 'Wake Me Up'.
Asked if they were planning on switching up their style for their next record, Ben exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Not for our album but I'd love to do like what Avicii did - to do a country-dance song would be amazing. Because before he did those two songs, I think it was 'Cotton Eyed Joe', that was the only country dance song before that, so to work with someone like Avicii would be absolutely incredible I think."
Although the pair - who released their debut album 'Brave' earlier this year - would be up for exploring music outside their genre, they believe Miley Cyrus should stick to her country roots instead of making pop music because she has such a great voice.
Questioned on what other artists should return to the genre, Ben said: "I think some people would say Taylor Swift but I think her stuff at the moment is just awesome. So I don't think she should go back to country but I think Miley Cyrus should."
And he confessed he realised the 'Wrecking Ball' singer's talent when he watched her in 'Hannah Montana: The Movie'.
He added: "I remember I watched the Hannah Montana movie at the cinema, don't ask me why, but I can remember I was really hungover that day, and when she sings 'The Climb' in that film I cried my eyes out. It's such a great song and the way she performs it - she's got such an amazing country voice. I think 'Wrecking Ball' and all the stuff she has done since has been great but her country roots, I wish she'd go back to them, and I think she will."

Kanye West has praised Frank Ocean for combating homophobia in music.
The 38-year-old rapper has come out in support of the hip hop musician who he believes "broke the ground" in the genre by admitting back in 2012 to having a relationship with a man, despite being in a genre which is notoriously homophobic.
He said: "Like people don't have a problem with white rappers now because Eminem ended up being the greatest artist, and everyone thought that with Frank Ocean.
"I think it's so cliché to mention him with this subject but there always are people who broke the ground and I think he is the one who broke the ground because people don't give a f**k. People love his music so much. The people who break the stereotypes make history."
The 'Gold Digger' hitmaker, who recently unveiled his second fashion collection, added he feels he can relate to the musician because he felt opposite prejudices entering the design industry as a heterosexual man, as many clothes designers are gay.
Speaking to SHOWstudio, he explained: "Yeah, it's funny. Isn't it so funny how just the culture of different art forms are so different?
"Where it's like I felt that I got discriminated against in fashion also for not being gay. Whereas in music you definitely get discriminated against if you are gay. And it definitely takes some amazing talents to really break down that barrier.
"I just thought it was interesting to point that out about the fashion world and the music world and how just culturally it's reverse discrimination."