Fleur East: Last News

The X Factor star Fleur East has posted a lovely message honouring her dad Malcolm ‘Max’ East, confirming that he has passed away.

Fleur East paid a tear-jerking tribute to her father as she told fans he had died.

Back in 2014 she was runner-up on The X Factor and she released her debut album a year later. At our exclusive shoot, Fleur East tells OK! she couldn’t be happier to be back in the recording studio as her new album Fearless is released this month.

Former X Factor winner Ben Haenow has slammed the way that the contestants are at the show's 'mercy'.

Fleur East has said that was previously told to ditch her natural hair or she wouldn’t sell any records.The X Factor and I’m A Celebrity star said it was important to her that she wore her afro ‘proudly’ while talking about her culture and roots publicly.Speaking to Hello! magazine alongside her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin, the 32-year-old – who came second in the 2014 series of the ITV singing show – explained: ‘When I went into the X Factor, one thing that I really didn’t want to compromise on was my hair.‘That, to me, is a representation of me, my colour and my culture, and I believe that should be celebrated.’Fleur said that wearing her hair naturally prompted parents of young black and mixed-race children to thank her for ‘speaking

Fleur East has said she was once told she wouldn’t sell records if she wore her hair naturally.

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall and Lewis Capaldi have joined the UK’s Black Lives Matter march in protest of the killing of George Floyd. Jade, 27, who recently bravely discussed her own experiences of racism, took to the streets in London to show her support, while Lewis attended the march at Hollyrood Park in Edinburgh on Sunday.