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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Kyle O'Sullivan

X Factor star Diana Vickers' transformation and night alone with Leonardo DiCaprio

Everyone remembers where they were when Diana Vickers tearfully left The X Factor.

Known for her trademark 'bird nest' hairstyle, a 17-year-old Diana was told she looked like a "little hippy" by judge Louis Walsh when she auditioned with Damien Rice's The Blower's Daughter in 2008.

The Blackburn-born teenager sailed through the next few stages of the competition and was one of the favourites to win heading in the live shows, despite stiff competition from the likes of JLS and Alexandra Burke.

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