Estelle denies label make-over rumours

British rapper Estelle has blasted rumors record label bosses piled pressure on her to change her appearance because she looks like a "tomboy".

The American Boy songstress was reportedly asked by chiefs at John Legend's new label Homeschool Records to fix her teeth and alter her hair.

But the star admits it was her choice to get braces for her teeth, insisting her label is impressed with her image.

She told SOHH.com, "They know me. I came with a look. I came with my style and they were grateful. They were like, 'Thank God we don't got to worry about putting you in a pair of pants or giving you a weave.'

"I think because I got braces everyone said the label said it. I been trying to get braces since 2000 and I finally did it.

"But no, it was just something that I've always wanted to do. If people did their research on me on a real level they'd know that no one tells me what to do, ask John Legend."