Little Mix: "Brand new adventure, here we come!"

MSN was granted an audience with Little Mix exactly 18 hours after they became the first girl band to win X Factor. Running on a cocktail of caffeine, sugar and adrenaline, Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy were still having trouble believing they'd actually won. Check out our exclusive interview with them below.

Off camera nugget:

When we were finally ushered into the room, it looked like we'd interrupted a sleepover.

Jade was sipping from a can of Red Bull while the others were chomping away on pick 'n' mix.

Despite only having had a few hours' sleep, the girls were charm itself as they told us the story of their extraordinary victory.

Any doubts we might have had about their friendship were instantly banished too. This lot are the real deal.

Oh, and thanks to Perrie for making the headline easy. Your brand new adventure starts here, girls!

Little Mix's winner's single, Cannonball, is available to download now and to buy physically on Wednesday.

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