The X Factor‘s Scarlett Lee has opened up about a “tough few days” following a family emergency.
The singer still managed to perform on Saturday’s show (November 3) despite burning her eye during a house fire earlier in the week.
She was taken to hospital after helping her brother’s family during a fire in their mobile home, and had to have embers in her eye removed.
“I’ve got a show to do,” Scarlett said in the VT ahead of her performance. “These last days have been really really tough for me, I’ve had to have a few days off due to a family emergency.
“My brother’s home caught fire and I was running in and out of it, that’s how my eye got damaged. My eye got burnt.”
Scarlett also received a phone call from Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson before her song, ‘I Put a Spell on You’ (IZA’s cover of Annie Lennox).
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I don’t even know what to start, but I wanna start by saying …. @thevocalcoachofficial THANK YOU 🙏🏽 you have been my rock since Monday the fact you called me every other hour to see how I and my family was brings me to tears you have been there for me and one thing I can’t forget is when someone’s there for you in your darkest times you NEVER forget it and I will never forget you, you knew what I could handle when I felt ready to come back to the house to routine my song you helped me so much you worked at my pace and I can’t forget the vocals .. well you have taught me so much! It’s down to you the public are going crazy after my performance last night and it’s all down to you.. I came into xfactor rough around the edges but you are polishing me of! I can’t thank you enough anni not only for teaching me things I didn’t know about my voice but being my friend also I’ll never be able to thank you enough I had to post this because you have been my ray of sunshine this week like every other week I thank you for pushing me to my limits and making sure every Saturday I perform the best I can! Love you so so much anni Thank you ❤️xxxxxx #NEVERCOMPAREYOURSELFTOANYONELSE 💗
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Jesy told her: “Your voice is so incredible, you just need to believe in yourself because everyone else does except you! I’m so bloody proud of you!”
Scarlett added: “I know that it’s been a tough few days for me but nothing is going to get in my way because this is my dream and I’m going to fight as hard as I can to make sure I’m here next week.
“I’ve got a show to do, I’ve got a final to be in and I’ve got a mentor to do proud. And my family – that was for you,” she said.
She also shared a statement on Instagram detailing what she’s been “going through these last few days”, thanking vocal coach Annabel Williams, Jesy Nelson, and The X Factor.
Read the full statement here:
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A short statement of what I’ve been going through these last few days … thank you to @thevocalcoachofficial @thexfactor @jesynelson thank you 😰❤️
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The X Factor results show airs on tonight (November 4) at 8.30pm, where James Arthur and Liam Payne will be performing.
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