Fleur East has said she was once told she wouldn’t sell records if she wore her hair naturally. The X Factor star, 32, said it was important to her that she wore her afro “proudly” and spoke about her culture and roots publicly.
East, a singer and presenter who came second in the 2014 series of X Factor, spoke to Hello! magazine alongside her husband Marcel Badiane-Robin.
She said: “When I went into the X Factor, one thing that I really didn’t want to compromise on was my hair. “That, to me, is a representation of me, my colour and my culture, and I believe that should be celebrated.” Talking about her time on I’m On A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, she added: “When I went into the jungle a lot of people asked if I was going to braid my
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