Stereo Kicks’ Jake Sims laughs off naked selfie leak: ‘The guys high-fived me’

Yesterday, we broke the news that a naked selfie of Stereo Kicks’ Jake Sims had started doing the rounds on Twitter.

The* X Factor* star posted then deleted a rather rude photo of himself back in 2012, and now that nudie photo has resurfaced.

Despite initially being devastated, 19-year-old Jake has now said the reaction has been mostly positive.

He told* The Sun*: “I was young and stupid when I posted that picture. It’s bad enough when you send a picture to someone and they leak it but I’ve no one but myself to blame.

“It was embarrassing and I was worried it would affect the band negatively.

“But most of the guys just high-fived me and the fans commenting just said, ‘Impressive’.

“Joking aside, people should know that if they take these pictures they can get out there.”

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