X Factor's Orla Keogh vows to keep pursuing dream – after Cheryl cruelly dumps her

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.

Cruel: Cheryl took Orla’s dream away from her in last-minute decision to hand it to Chloe | ITV

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.

Previously Goss.ie told how Orla just missed out on making it through to the final judges houses stage of the show.

Blue-haired Orla had made one of the final seats – before cruelly having her space taken away at the last moment.

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