The Once singer also revealed that having to fight nerves on the show enabled her to have the confidence she now oozes at her gigs.

‘X Factor was the most nerve-racking thing I’ve ever done in my life but it really helped me build my confidence and bring me to where I am now’, she said.

Speaking to Metro at this weekend’s V Festival, Miss Vickers told us how despite X Factor shooting her to fame, she doesn’t keep in contact with the show’s jusges – Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue – for any more advice.

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