X Factor contestant Hannah Marie Kilminster has hit back at critics after her audition sparked fix claims.
The singer was one of the highlights of the audition stages of the show but it later emerged that she has a musical background.
As well as appearing in a number of musicals, it was discovered that she had soprano training and worked as a backing singer for Britain’s Got Talent.
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According to The Mirror she has now defended herself, saying: “I am a country girl that helps on a family farm.
“I have never been lucky enough to have a record deal or a West End credit. I have been very lucky to have the opportunity I have had.”
She continued: “I have been a back-up on a smaller scale but I have never had this opportunity.
“I have come to this competition because I want a record deal and I want to perform on the West End.”
