X Factor insiders had revealed that even though she left the show early on health grounds, the door had been left open for Lucy Spraggan to team up with her former contestant friends for the annual X Factor tour.

The singer/songwriter has now responded to the invitation to turn it down, instead opting to go on tour performing gigs on her own. Lucy had already been performing a few shows across the country during her time on the X Factor including a show in Wrexham before she started the live shows. Now she has announced several solo shows trough her Twitter account and told her fans:

“Unfortunately, I won't be on TXF tour as I'll be doing my tour :)” Many of her fans have responded positively to her decision to cut ties with the show, seeing it as an opportunity to gain credibility as an artist. This year’s X Factor has been marred with controversy and claims that the show is a fix.

Viewers have become most angered by the judges repeatedly taking votes to “deadlock” so as to avoid having to make the decision as to which act goes home. There are fears from the show’s creator Simon Cowell that the show is losing its credibility.

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