Simon Cowell has walked this former X-Factor contestant down the aisle.
The 64-year-old took part in Lucy Spraggan’s big day as she tied the knot with girlfriend Emilia Smith in Saltmarshe Hall.
The 32-year-old struck up a friendship with the music mogul in recent years after he reached out to her to apologise.
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Lucy wowed in a stylish three-piece suit as she exchanged her vows with Emilia, who stunned in a beautiful strapless white wedding gown.
Lucy did a spread with HELLO! for her big day and revealed: “Simon and I were standing outside the door and my song started playing. I was already crying, and Simon definitely had a tear in his eye.”
“I was linking arms with him but then I realised I was holding on to his arm. He kept saying, ”You’re OK, you’re all right.” Then when Emilia walked in with her dad I just sobbed.”
Discussing the moment she saw Lucy walk down the aisle for the first time, Emilia said: “When I saw Lucy, it was everything I ever imagined and more.”
“When I got to the top of the aisle Simon was looking at us both and he looked so proud, and so did my dad.”
The former judge contacted Lucy after she spoke out about being sexually assaulted during her time on the show in October 2012.
The singer, who was 21 at the time, was raped in a hotel room following a night out to celebrate Rylan Clark’s 24th birthday.
Lucy quit the talent show two weeks later, and has since hit out at show bosses for their lack of support following her exit.
After publicly opening up about her experience, Simon was the first to reach out and apologise to Lucy.
The singer said his apology was a huge part of her “healing”, and the pair ended up becoming close friends.
Speaking to Fabulous Magazine about her relationship with Simon, Lucy admitted she has completely forgiven him – and he’s now set to walk her down the aisle at her wedding in June.
The singer and her girlfriend Emilia Smith, 33, got engaged in March.
Recalling the moment she asked Simon the important question, she said: “We’d been staying at Simon and Lauren’s house for a few days. One morning, Simon was about to get in the sea and I said: ‘Will you give me away?’ and he replied: ‘Yeah!’”
“He went off for a swim and when he came back, he said: ‘I’d absolutely love to. It would be an honour.’”
The former X-Factor contestant explained that she regularly visits Simon and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman’s house in Los Angeles, describing them as her “surrogate parents.”
She gushed over her love for the two, and said: “We’re all great friends. I care about them, they care about me, and Simon really cares about my life, my wellness and my music.”
“Simon and Lauren feel like surrogate parents. They’re always looking out for me.”
