Rebecca Ferguson has been honoured with an MBE at Windsor Castle and opened up about the challenges of staying true to herself in the glitzy world of showbiz. The Liverpool-born songstress, who shot to fame as the runner-up on The X Factor in 2010, has since become a vocal advocate for artists' welfare within the music industry.
Reflecting on her advocacy work, Rebecca shared with PA news agency: "I think I’m proud that I didn’t lose my Scouse spirit. I’m proud because my Nan was always like, ‘you know when something’s wrong, Rebecca, you have that inner alarm bell and you listen to it’. "I feel like I relate to him so much in the sense of working-class girl come from nothing, all of a sudden thrown into this total new world, surrounded by these really sinister characters, and I had to navigate it."