X Factor winner Joe 'nearly fainted'

Eighteen-year-old student Joe McElderry has beaten 11 other finalists to take home The X Factor crown. He caught up with Newsbeat for a chat about his future plans, what Cheryl Cole thinks and what happened the minute he won.

Joe says he can't wait for The X Factor tour to kick off

Has it sunk in yet? - seeing at you on TV last night it looked like you were about to faint…

What happened when you won?

What did Cheryl Cole say to you?

Cheryl went to meet Joe's family in South Shields ahead of his win

The papers are full of reports you're off to LA for a glittering movie career as the next Zac Efron…

What do you think of Miley Cyrus' The Climb as The X Factor winner's single?

What has Simon Cowell said?

What do you think about the Facebook campaign to get Rage Against The Machine to number one instead of The X Factor single?

Do you think it's mean, that some people are anti-The X Factor?

Are you looking forward to the tour?