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Frances Kindon & Zahna Eklund

Strictly star Fleur East's marriage and baby plans sparked by life-changing loss

Former X Factor star and songstress Fleur East is no stranger to the pressures of a talent competition, so it's no wonder she's one of the favourites to make it all the way to the final of this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

And the Sax hitmaker - who was the runner-up on the X Factor in 2014 after previously competing back in 2005 as part of the group Addictiv Ladies - will be keeping her beloved late father Malcolm in her thoughts when she takes to the dancefloor for the second time this weekend, following his death from a heart attack in 2020.

Fleur was left devastated by Malcolm's passing, but has since said his passing has helped her "appreciate things more" and has even made her eager to start a family with her husband, fashion designer Marcel Badiane-Robin.

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