X Factor star Luke Friend unrecognisable after cutting off his hair and ditching singing for whole new career
thesun.co.ukX FACTOR star Luke Friend has been seen looking totally different after cutting off his long hair and starting a new career.
The singer-songwriter has swapped his signature dreadlocks for a more chic brunette style after becoming an actor. Luke, 26, rose to fame on the 2013 series of the X Factor finishing third and duetting with Ellie Goulding in the final.
Back then, he was known for his hipster look, including a nose ring, moustache, tattoos on show and a head of dreadlocks. But now Luke looks wildly different, having side stepped from his singing to start up an acting career on the side.
The star - who recently appeared in a stage show - now has shorter locks, which are often swept back with hair gel. READ MORE ON THE X FACTORETTA BOY X Factor's Jahmene Douglas looks totally different a decade after fame on the showFEARS FOR LEVI Haunting new video of X Factor star Levi emerges 5 weeks after he vanished Luke, who has an impressive 158,000 followers on Instagram, recently revealed he is also part of the Mamma Mia Party experience.
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