Alexandra Burke was told to bleach her skin after winning The X Factor

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Paul Pogba when he was asked what the Frenchman’s three-finger goal celebration against Burnley may have been alluding to. Pogba was making his first Premier League appearance under interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick after more than two months of injury.

Caitlyn Jenner has dropped another baby bombshell just days after daughter Kylie Jenner welcomed her second child.Reality star Caitlyn, 72, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday to share the news that she's launched her own racing team to compete in the third series of the W Series.The all-female competition, won last year by Britain's Jamie Chadwick, is set to support eight Formula 1 races in 2022, and former sportscar driver Jenner will run one of the teams.However, quickly turned to the conversation to the news that Kylie, 24, welcomed her 19th grandchild earlier this month.When asked by Susanna Reid if she had met the latest addition to the family, Caitlyn shared: "Yes I have. The family is growing.

Hollyoaks' Cleo McQueen. The actress, 28, joined the Channel 4 soap in 2015 as the younger sister of Porsche and Celine.And since then the character has been involved in some seriously big storylines, tackling major issues like sexual abuse, drug use and an eating disorder.Fans know all the ins and outs of Cleo's life but a lot less is known about actress Nadine's life when she is not on set at the soap.So we have a look at her life off-screen.Nadine knew she wanted to be an actress from early in life and started pursuing it when she was still young.She made her small screen debut in The Royal before racking up more TV credits with parts in shows including Starlings, Doctors, Waterloo Road and Still Open All Hours, which she starred in for two years.But her big break really came when she was cast as Cleo seven years ago.

Olympic Games.Mae was seen as one of Britain’s most impressive musical stars, and her talent now doubt reaped reward, with the Sunday Times rich list estimating her fortune to be around £32 million in 2006.Remarkably though, the violinist put her musical attributes on hold as she looked to take on a career in skiing with aims of competing at the Winter Olympics.Despite holding British citizenship after being born and raised in London, Mae was born to a Singaporean mother and a Thai father, and her father’s nationality would prove to be her route to becoming an Olympian.After outlining her plans to compete at the Games, the musician opted to represent Thailand as an alpine skier, rather than Team GB as she felt this gave her the best chance possible to qualify for the Sochi event in 2014.In 2010 she told The Telegraph: “I am British, but realistically there is no way I could represent my own country, but because my natural father is Thai, they have accepted me.”Is Mae's story one of the great Olympic stories? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.Four years later she found herself on a plane to Russia in order to compete at the Sochi 2014 Games, as one of two Thai skiers competing in the giant slalom event.Despite achieving her dream though, it is more than fair to say that things didn’t go to plan for Mae.The skier ended up finishing 67th out of 67 finishers on the Sochi slopes, but still kept her head held high following her last place performance.Following the race Mae positively said: “It’s so cool. You’ve got the elite skiers of the world and then you’ve got some mad old woman like me trying to make it down.

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Alexandra Burke is opening up about a very disappointing and disturbing part of the music industry — and she’s not holding back at all.

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has bravely opened up about the horrific racism she has faced during her career in an emotional Instagram video.Speaking frankly in video posted on her Instagram TV page, Alex said: "When I first won the X Factor, I was 19, I got told, 'cos you're black you are going to have to work 10 times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your skin."You can't have braids, you can't have an afro, you can't have anything that is basically my identity."You have to have hair for example that appeals to white people so people can understand you better."She added: "I mean, I was only 19 years old."There's only so much you can understand at 19 and your life has completely changed overnight.

British singer Alexandra Burke shot to fame in the U.K. after winning Britain’s “The X Factor” back in 2008.

X FACTOR star Alexandra Burke has claimed she was advised to "bleach her skin" if she wanted a successful music career after winning the show. The 31-year-old singer won the ITV talent show back in 2008, and said she has "experienced micro-aggression so many times" because she is black ever since.

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke said she was told to bleach her skin and change her hair “to look whiter” as she spoke about her experiences of racism in the music industry.

Alexandra Burke has shared a stark new message about her experiences in the music industry.Taking to Instagram, Burke spoke of how she was told she was “gonna have to work ten times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your skin.”Stating that she “experienced micro-aggression so many times,” Burke said: “This isn’t a video to bash anyone, this isn’t a negative video, this isn’t that kind of thing at all.“This is simply me speaking about what I’ve been through in the past 11 years and finally feeling like… no I’m nervous about it, but feeling like I’m not ashamed to speak about it.” I felt it was time to speak up… This is a scary moment for me. I didn’t always want to speak up..

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has claimed she was told to bleach her skin and change her hair so she would "appeal to white people".

Alexandra Burke has shared a video of her fighting back tears as she candidly opened up about her experiences with racism in the music industry.The 31 year old Broken Heels star revealed she has “experienced micro-aggression so many times” as she recalls moments that have most shocked throughout her singing career. Alexandra, who was crowned The X Factor winner in 2008, spoke to the camera in a clip which she posted to her Instagram page.

Alexandra Burke has posted an emotional video on Instagram in which she has opened up about her experience within the music industry as a Black woman.The star, 31, began the 15-minute clip by revealing that she was "nervous" before explaining that it was not a "negative video"."Please forgive me, I'm a little bit nervous because I've been wanting to make this video for a long time. I've just been a bit scared to do it," she said, before adding that she was "really frightened of speaking my truth."A post shared by Alexandra Burke (@alexandraburke) on  Wanting to explain what the video was about, she clarified: "This is not a video to bash anyone, this isn't a negative video.