Britain's Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas has spoken about the "soul-destroying" backlash she has faced - amid claims by some viewers that her triumph was a "fix".
The gym receptionist clinched victory on Sunday night with a showstopping performance of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. She burst into tears as presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly revealed she had scooped the ITV show's £250,000 prize, as well as a spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance.
But the 28-year-old has been the subject of vicious trolling online - with some saying were "tell-tale signs" she was always going to win.
The Mirror reports one X user as saying: "Am I the only person who's noticed that Sydnie Christmas is among the last to perform?
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