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X Factor icon Janet Devlin reveals she was struggling with an eating disorder and alcohol battle after finding fame at 16 on the ITV show


X Factor star Janet Devlin has revealed she had a eating disorder, a battle with alcohol and would self-harm while appearing on the ITV show as a teen.

'It helped with my eating disorder too, because I made it a mission not to lose weight while doing The X Factor because I didn't want to be perceived as a negative role model for young girls. She admitted she has 'finally figured herself out' and has returned to the charts with a new album, Emotional Rodeo - 13 years after appearing on the ITV show - and is hoping her struggles can 'stay in the past now and she can 'start living again' On her Twitter page the songwriter shared a statement, along with two snaps of herself and a picture of the Godfather movie as she joked: 'the jawd father,' alongside a praying hands emoji and a red heart.

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