Shayne Ward spoke with Ann Montini of Sky News at the ‘X Factor’ after-show party, after he won the reality competition. “I have no illusions about winning,” Ward said. “It’s been a great ride and what a year! So if it all goes like Steve Brookstein, I’ll have lived the dream, if only for a while.”

Louis Walsh is hyping ‘X Factor’ winner Shayne Ward’s upcoming album, comparing him to some of the world’s more successful male pop artists. “I’m very very confident. This is not like last year’s winner (Steve Brookstein) – Shayne is a star and has a whole career ahead of him,” Walsh insisted to The Sun. “I think this guy could potentially be the next Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake or Will Young. It’s up to him – if he works hard he can make it. This is just the start of a long journey with endless possibilities.”