Flower power! N-Dubz's Tulisa steps out in a cute floral jumpsuit as the group leave hotel for late night Liverpool gig

By Georgina Littlejohn

Last updated at 1:17 PM on 22nd July 2011

It was certainly a contrasting outfit to the one she later wore on stage.

But Tulisa Contostavlos proved she can not only do hip hop rock chick but cute and girlie too.

The X Factor judge was snapped leaving her Liverpool hotel yesterday evening in a pretty floral jumpsuit from owntherunway.com.

Floral vision: Tulisa Contostavlos leaves her Liverpool hotel in a pretty maxidress last night

Floral vision: Tulisa Contostavlos leaves her Liverpool hotel in a pretty jumpsuit last night

Tulisa, 23, stopped to chat to fans and have her picture taken as she and the rest of N-Dubz left to go to their gig at the O2 Academy in the city.

Soon after, she ditched the floaty look for a harder rock chick image as she came on stage in black skinny jeans, knee-high studded black boots and a cropped leather waistcoat.

Smile! Tulisa was only too happy to oblige a fan who wanted a photograph with her

The band were performing at the venue in front of a small crowd of 1,200 people, a far cry from the tens of thousands they faced during their area tour in April.

And they all looked buoyant and happy as they left their hotel for the venue, with Tulisa's bandmates Dappy and Fazer in high spirits.

In high spirits: Tulisa's band mates Dappy and Fazer followed her out of the hotel

Tulisa was enjoying being with her band again before resuming her X Factor duties next month.

With the audition stages over, Tulisa will return to the show for the judges' house stage of the competition.

But it was good to see the band getting on after a bust-up after their gig at the O2 Academy in Oxford on Wednesday.

Rock chick: Tulisa swapped the floral frock for leather and studs for the Liverpool gig

Tulisa was got into an alleged altercation with Dappy's girlfriend Kaye Vassell backstage.

She was believed to be furious when Vassell accused Constostavlos' friend Nyomi Gray of having an affair with the rapper.

According to the Sun, the pair rowed before Contostavlos allegedly ordered bouncers to remove her.

Are you having a good time? Tulisa certainly looked like she was as she belted out some tunes

A spokesperson for the band said: 'There was an altercation between Tulisa and Kaye backstage at the concert. This took place in a private area away from the gig.

'Tulisa was upset Kaye had accused her best friend of something she hadn't done.'