As former X Factor winner Alexandra Burke prepares to say 'I do' to footballer fiance Darren Randolph, the Mirror takes a look at the singer's whirlwind life following her rise to fame
It has now been sixteen years since Alexandra Burke wowed judges with her stirring rendition of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
Career since X Factor In 2013, the Bad Boys singer left her record label to focus on performing and made her West End debut as a leading cast member in The Bodyguard, taking over the lead role from Beverley Knight. She went on to perform in Sister Act The Musical in 2016, and the year after, she competed in Strictly, where she was paired with Gorka Marquez and made it to the final. Though, her passion for music didn't stop and she released her third album, The Truth Is, in 2018.
That same year, Alexandra revealed in an interview that she could've been famous from the age of 12 after she was offered a record deal from Stevie Wonder - but her mum rejected it. She said even though it took a while for her to 'take it in', Alexandra stands by her mum's decision. She told Mail Online: "My mum made the right decision. She always believed kids should be kids, to be able to go to school, be with your friends at the cinema and theme park.
Love life and family In 2015, Alexandra appeared on Celebrity First Dates but her date with professional model Louis didn't make it to a second. In 2018, she was engaged to stage manager Joshua Ginnelly, but the couple broke things off one year later. She then moved on with Hull City footballer Angus Macdonald and was with him for two years, while he was diagnosed with bowel cancer - an illness he later recovered from. They announced their separation in 2020.
Last year, the star sparked speculation that she had secretly married Wicklow man Darren after calling him 'hubby' on Instagram. But she later confirmed that they are yet to be engaged and 'wifey' and 'hubby' are their pet names. "Let me be very clear about this… I called him 'hubby' because he calls me 'wifey' and those are just nicknames for each other," she told Mail Online. "We need to remind him to put a ring on it...
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