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X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson says she is 'grateful' to be awarded MBE in King's Birthday Honours for her services to music
The former X Factor star, 37, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King's Birthday Honours, along with a whole host of stars.
The Liverpool-born performer later turned her hand to activism within the industry and in 2021, met former culture secretary Oliver Dowden to discuss discrimination, a meeting which she described at the time as 'very productive'. Last year, Rebecca gave evidence to MPs on the Women And Equalities Committee as part of a 2023-2024 report into misogyny and discrimination in the UK music industry. On X, formerly Twitter, she posted a screenshot of an email which she said she sent to ITV and Ofcom in 2021 making a 'formal complaint' in relation to the treatment of contestants on reality shows but said 'my concerns appeared to be fobbed off'.
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