The 23-year-old singer`s mother and father separated in 1992, but they have grown to be friends in recent months and the `Elephant` star would love it if they reconciled.

She said: "My whole life is like the soap `EastEnders`. The Burke family - if we had one of those reality shows, people would be shocked. We`re crazy.

"But now we can have Christmases, birthdays without any bickering. I love seeing my parents together. I even said to them, like, a month ago, `Why can`t you guys just get back together?` "

Alexandra - who shot to fame after winning UK TV talent show `The X Factor` in 2008 - now lives in Hertfordshire, East England and says she made the decision to leave her native London after being "driven out" by abusive neighbours.

She explained: "I bought a flat round the corner from where I grew up. I wanted to be close to my mum. And all these kids would start on me. It was horrible; they were throwing stones at my windows. I lasted six months there after winning the show.

"I did get driven out, if I`m completely honest. My mum didn`t want me to go, but I was like, `Why should I sit here and take this grief?` So I moved to Hertfordshire, where it`s peaceful and nobody knows who I am and there`s loads of old people."
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