Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has revealed she left the ITV talent show after being raped. The singer suddenly quit the show during its live rounds, with programme-makers telling the public her departure was due to 'illness'.
But, after being given free alcohol, she fell unconscious and was escorted back to her hotel by a member of the production team, where a porter offered to help get her to her room.However, the porter later returned with a keycard to unlock the door and attack her.
"I knew that I'd been raped, but I could not process that. So I put my clothes on and went into autopilot."The hotel staffer later pleaded guilty and was jailed.Spraggan said she felt let down by programme-makers and accused them of being"unprepared" to deal with what happened. "When I was given the opportunity to speak to Lucy, I was able to personally tell her how sorry I was about everything she has been through.
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