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Sam Bailey has emerged as an early favourite for the 10th series of the show – but she’s been hit with claims she lied before her audition (Picture: Tom Dymond/ITV/PA Wire)
X Factor wannabe Sam Bailey has been accused of being a fake after it was revealed she has sung on stage before her audition despite claiming she has no experience.

The prison officer whimpered as she told show host Dermot O’Leary how nervous she was as she hadn’t done anything like it before.

But it has now emerged that the shy singer has years of experience behind her after singing on cruise ships and even performing alongside the likes of Lulu and Beverley Knight.

The Leicester-born lass has even previously tried her luck at The X Factor and Simon Cowell’s other talent show Britain’s Got Talent.

Judges Gary, Sharon, Nicole and Louis were blown away by Sam (Picture: ITV)
Dermot had said to her before her audition: ‘Have you auditioned for anything before? Have you done much stuff?’, to which the 35-year-old replied: ‘No.’

But she soon blew judges Nicole Scherzinger, Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Gary Barlow away with her cover of Beyonce’s Listen.

She even has a profile online which describes her as a ‘professional singer’ with a ‘wealth of experience’ and claims she has ‘worked with Beverley Knight, Lulu and Jane McDonald.’

A former colleague of Sam’s told The Sun: ‘She has misled the public. She tried out for the X Factor seven or eight years ago and auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent as well.

‘She should be honest. She made it sound like she’s a shy beginner. She has untold experience.’


Is this true? If it is i'd feel a bit cheated. And believe me, i am massive fan of her.