Caroline Flack gave Lewis Burton '£25k to pay off debts and funded his lifestyle'

X Factor stars have reunited ten years on from forming on the X Factor in 2012.The band includes the original lineup of George Shelley, JJ Hamblett, Josh Cuthbert and Jaymi Hensley.This comes after the boy band secretly decided to regroup during the pandemic and have recently announced a one-off show at the London Palladium.Alongside this, the boys are also filming a documentary about their return.The gig will take place on May 28, which is exactly ten years after their first performance on the ITV show but is expected to lead to far more for the band.The lads will be chatting to Daily Star showbiz reporter Carly Hacon and will be revealing a load of gossip including X Factor secrets, past feuds and future plans.Union J will be taking part in the Facebook Live event which will take place on Tuesday at 11am - which readers can watch for free, here.There will be a chance for readers to ask The group questions of their own which will be put to her by the Carly in Convo host.In an interview with The Sun, Jaymi revealed it was him who managed to make the magic reunion happen.He told the publication: “All offers were off the table for two years, so the relationships started ­blossoming again between all of us as a four.“I went to George first, then I went to Josh and then I rang JJ and said, ‘Well you haven’t got any choice, you’re still in the contract.”JJ added: “We’re like four brothers. We’ve spent the last few days together and it’s so natural.”George also added: "We never told anyone we were dropped by our label and we didn’t get an explanation.

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Caroline Flack lent Lewis Burton £25,000 to help him pay off debts, a close friend has claimed.The Love Island presenter tragically took her own life in February this year after being arrested for assault by beating following an incident at her home with Lewis. Since Caroline’s death, Lewis has moved on to a new romance with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson’s sister Lottie Tomlinson.

CAROLINE Flack gave boyfriend Lewis Burton ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ before her death to pay off his debts - just in the same way that his new girlfriend Lottie Tomlinson has, we can reveal. Lottie, 22, gave the former tennis player a £22,000 lump sum to pay off more debts last month and it emerged this week that her One Direction singer brother Louis is concerned.