The pair met when they auditioned for The X Factor together in 2010, with Ferguson finishing as the runner-up of the series and Payne's band One Direction just behind her in third place.

Rebecca Ferguson said she had attempted to contact her former X Factor co-star Liam Payne a week before his death because she had been “worried about him for a while”. The singer-songwriter ...

Rebecca Ferguson on life after The X Factor: ‘When people speak out in showbiz, they get blackballed’ - INTERVIEW: The Scouse singer won the hearts of the nation and a record deal with her ...

Rebecca Ferguson has revealed that she recently considered withdrawing from The X Factor. The 24-year-old mother-of-two said that she began to question whether the sacrifices she has made to ...

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson, best known for finishing in the X Factor runners up in 2010, has also been recognised at the investiture ceremony. She will be made an MBE for her services to ...