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Daily Mirror
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Susan Knox

Ella Henderson hits back after furious fans 'turn on her' for performing at Tory event

Ella Henderson's management team have defended her decision to perform at the Tory party conference following immense backlash from her LGBTQ+ fanbase.

The former X Factor star, 26, found herself in the eye of a vicious storm on social media after she appeared at the Conservative conference just weeks after performing at several Pride events across the UK.

The Ghost hit-maker performed at a fringe event at the Birmingham Conservative Party Conference, put on by TikTok and UK Music, but Ella was slammed by a large amount of her fanbase as some questioned why she would associate herself with a political party who some claim 'do not sympathise with the LGBTQ+ community'.

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