Fleur East reveals she was conned by crypto scam before signing up to Strictly

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X FACTOR star Fleur East has revealed how she blew her cash on a dodgy cryptocurrency deal. The Sax singer, 34, is now a TV and radio presenter and set to extend her reality TV fame with a spot on Strictly Come Dancing 2022.

Yet the Walthamstow-born star has revealed the darker side to her fame - and how she lost money on a Bitcoin-style scheme. Fleur said: "There have been a few sketchy music-industry schemes and things to do with crypto, but it turned out to be too good to be true, which my instinct had sort of told me. "I thought I'd take a risk, but that's why I stay away from that world. "I didn't lose a lot of money, but it was more about the time and emotional investment wasted." READ MORE FLEUR EAST'sentimental' Strictly’s Fleur East breaks down in tears as she talks about late father SAX APPEAL Simon Cowell woos Fleur East for new X Factor All Stars Her dabbling into the financial world came after she was left broke before her X Factor stint propelled her to fame.

She told The Sunday Times: “Before The X Factor things were really bad. I was doing the student union circuit up and down the country for a couple of years. "I thought things would pick up with my solo stuff, but it completely dried up.

I was living with my boyfriend, Marcel, now my husband, and because I've never been frivolous, I had some money to tide me over, and Marcel supported me as well. "That was just before I auditioned for The X Factor, and I was close to giving up, but every time I was faced with the reality of doing something else, something would kick in my system and go: ‘No.