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  The Independent

  How footballers are trying to find their true voice on social media

  FOOTBALL: Players are often accused of portraying an inauthentic version of themselves online. Miguel Delaney speaks to Roc Nation’s social and digital director, Sam Bailey, about why that’s far from the case

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  Divina De Campo and Sam Bailey join charity performance in aid of carers

  The pair are among celebrities helping raise funds for The Care Workers' Charity.

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  The Guardian

  Can you recognise any of today's pop stars? Take our quiz

  Radio presenter Trevor Nelson said this week that pop stars in the YouTube age aren’t as recognisable as in the days of Top of the Pops. Prove him wrong by putting names to faces!

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  Digital Spy

  Louis Walsh talks X Factor future – could he come back to the judging panel?

  An All-Stars has to have Louis, right?

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  Digital Spy

  X Factor's Louis Walsh slated by former contestant

  'He didn't know what he was talking about.'

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  Digital Spy

  X Factor's Sam Bailey rushed to hospital in ladder fall

  Though she's now "on the mend".

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  Evening Standard

  Sam Bailey rushed to hospital: X Factor winner taken in on stretcher after falling off ladder

  Sam Bailey was rushed to hospital after a fall from a ladder ‘knocked her out cold’. The former X Factor winner was taken in an ambulance to Leicester Royal Infirmary on Tuesday after she tripped and fell from a ladder while trying to get into her loft. Bailey was forced to pull out of her appearance in Beauty and the Beast at De Monfort Hall that night, but was discharged and back at home on Wednesday.

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  Evening Standard

  X Factor previous winners: Where are they now – from Leona Lewis and Little Mix to Steve Brookstein

  Being crowned winner of The X Factor can either be a blessing or a curse for wannabe pop stars, aiming for their first crack at the music scene. While the likes of Little Mix have gone on to top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, many have fallen by the wayside after being ruthlessly dropped by Simon Cowell after just one album. For every Leona Lewis, there always seems to be a Steve Brookstein, with many former winners scattered across the music theatre scene and in reality shows.

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  Stephanie Soteriou

  Beyonce didn't acknowledge Sam Bailey when she supported her on tour

  You’d think that being the support act for a global superstar like Beyonce would be pretty bloomin’ brilliant, wouldn’t you? Well, X Factor winner Sam Bailey has revealed that this isn’t exactly the case, with the singer being left disappointed when she Beyonce didn’t acknowledge her in any way when Sam opened for her during one of the UK dates of her ‘Mrs Carter World Tour’in 2014. Speaking about the stint, Sam told Bang Showbiz: “I’ve never spoken to Beyoncé, she wasn’t there.

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  Adele Ankers

  Could Sam Bailey Replace Sherrie Hewson On Loose Women?

  Following Sherrie Hewson’s emotional announcement, Sam Bailey has expressed her interest in becoming a regular Loose Women panellist. The X Factor winner was a hit with viewers when she featured as a guest host on the daytime TV show earlier this year, and now she has her eye on the seat left vacant by veteran Sherrie, who quit to focus on acting projects. “They have a little more experience than me,” she said of the current Loose Women panelists.

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