"Sometimes you have to be a diva”: Jessie J says strong artists do what they believe in

"Sometimes you have to be a diva”: Jessie J says strong artists do what they believe in

Jessie J has insisted “sometimes you have to be a diva” after claims she is tough to work with.

And The Voice star, 24, admitted she once lost her temper with US record company bosses.

She told Grazia magazine: “The idea was Do It Like A Dude would debut in America but I knew I had to come out in Britain first.

"So I shouted to make them change their minds.

“Artists I admire â€" from Madonna to Whitney â€" have been called divas.

"If you’re strong, you do what you believe in. If you’re called a diva, so what?”

Jessie has been criticised for being demanding on set, but she insisted people had the wrong impression of her and there was “no champagne” ­backstage on her tour.

She also revealed she will change her image before her second album as she fears that she looks like a transvestite.

Grazia: Full interview in this week's magazine

The full interview appears in this week’s Grazia magazine, on sale now.