X Factor star Orla Keogh has claimed “everything happens for a reason” after being dumped from the TV series.
The Dublin singer was controversially booted from the show by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini as part of the cruel six chair challenge.
The 20-year-old thought she had made it to judges houses – before the Girls Aloud star brought back Chloe Jasmine Whichello in a last-minute decision to swap her in.
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But speaking this evening, the blue-haired DCU student insisted that she will still make it in the music industry.
She said: “I truly believe everything happens for a reason, I still hope that one day I’ll achieve my dreams, maybe I’m just taking the scenic route.”
Recently Orla insisted she was lucky just to be part of the experience.
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“I had so much fun and met so many incredible people though and I’m really happy I got to experience it,” she said.