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X Factor star says it's 'easy to forget yourself' after linking show to Liam Payne's death
The X Factor runner-up said she related to Charles Dickens' character Pip when navigating the music industry as she was recognised with an MBE at Windsor Castle
Liam joined One Direction on The X Factor 2010 (Image: Ken McKay/Talkback Thames/REX/Shutterstock)On Tuesday, November 12, Rebecca was recognised by the Prince of Wales for her services to music and her activism, which includes pushing for a new regulatory body to protect artists and meeting with then-culture secretary Oliver Dowden to address discrimination in the industry. Rebecca and Liam were both on the 2010 series of The X Factor (Image: Ken McKay/Rex Features)Discussing her move from singing to advocating, she explained: "I just felt like it was an industry making billions of pounds, and human beings are the source of profit (with) absolutely no regulation. Since her time on X Factor where she wowed viewers, Rebecca has launched several albums, such as her acclaimed debut Heaven in 2011 which soared to number three on the UK charts, and appeared as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women.
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