Rebecca Ferguson has voiced her support for Katie Waissel after she claimed to have been sexually assaulted by a member of the X Factor team.
The 34-year-old musician, who appeared on the X Factor in 2010 alongside Katie, said that she 'stood by Katie' in an empowering social media post.
Alongside a direct message to her fellow X Factor competitor, Rebecca also shared a number of quotes that provided information about rape culture and sexual violence.
Rebecca wrote: "@katiewaissel24 I stand with you and every woman who has the courage to speak out and tell their truth." Among the four quotes that Rebecca shared was one from Angelina Jolie, which read: "We must send a message across the world that there is no disgrace in being a survivor
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