Jessie J says she wouldn't enter The Voice

Jessie J has revealed that she wouldn't enter The Voice - despite being a judge on the BBC One talent contest.

The 24-year-old singer told Company Magazine that she wouldn't use the show to revive her career in the future: "I wouldn’t enter [the show] myself in 20 years’ time."

She went on to say that now she has made it in the music business, she feels has a job for life: "I feel like I’ve worked hard enough to stay here, even if I end up behind closed doors doing make-up. I’ll always be around."

The Price Tag singer said although working on The Voice has been daunting at times, it's not the sole focus of her life: “I was first to sign up because I was totally up for it. But when Tom said he waited until he knew the line-up, I thought I should have, too. It’s been scary at times but it’s one thing in my life, not the only thing. My second album is my focus.”

As a mentor on the show Jessie said she is able to draw on her own experience to help better prepare contestants for stardom: “I want to teach my acts that it’s about sacrifice – it isn’t easy. It’s about staying in to avoid losing your voice shouting over music in clubs. It’s about understanding you’ll miss family events and won’t be able to eat the cake you want on your birthday. You’ll doubt yourself, lose your voice and people will tweet horrible things. But I’ll be there for them.”

But Jessie has also been re-evaluating herself and said it was time for a change: "When you’re first bringing out music and you want people to notice, you probably overdo it, especially as a girl. But I started looking at photos and thinking, “Jess, it’s too much – the outfits, the hair”. I became a bit of a cartoon. I just wanted to tone it down. Plus, nude lipstick doesn’t come off on your teeth.

“The Mystic Meg hair was my comfort blanket. But as you start seeing pictures of yourself at every angle you realise it’s about taking risks if you want your style to evolve.”

Following the release of an unauthorised biography, Jessie's sexuality has hit the headlines and the singer used the interview to set the record straight: “The bisexual label irritates me. They’d never write “Adele – the straight singer”, but that’s how the world works. The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality. Plus, at the moment I’m single. The Tinie rumours aren’t true!”

The full interview appears in the June issue of Company, on sale 11 May.

Check out extra behind the scenes pictures at Company.co.uk/jessie-cover