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Leigh-Anne Pinnock accuses X Factor bosses of 'tokenism' after shaving her hair

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock has been courageously vocal about her experiences being the only black member in the award-winning band Little Mix and how she often felt "invisible" and "left out" due to the colour of her skin.But now, the star has hit out at X Factor over their "tokenistic" ideals when they shaved her head for the ITV programme.Leigh-Anne appeared on the music reality show with band mates Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and ex-member Jesy Nelson in 2011.The girls were successful and ended up being the first group to ever win.Discussing the programme in more detail in an article for Evening Standard, Leigh-Anne revealed that she felt X Factor tried to purposely turn her into a "mini-Rihanna".The star penned: "When I first joined Little.

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