X Factor favourite Ivy Grace Paredes forced to quit the show after failed visa application
The hopeful, 33, wasn't able to jet off to LA for judges' houses
X FACTOR favourite Ivy Grace Paredes has been forced to quit the show after her application for an American visa failed.
The Filipino singer, hailed by Simon Cowell as “one of the best we’ve ever had”, sailed through to the ITV contest’s boot camp stage.
Millions will see her celebrate with Dermot O’Leary on tonight’s show after battling her way to the Six Chair Challenge.
But the 33-year-old, who went on to make it to Judges Houses, is now out of the competition after she was refused a visa she needed to travel to Los Angeles to film that part of the show.
Sources claimed her application was rejected “point blank” over an issue in her past.
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One said: “Ivy was a real hope for the judges after her audition but her dreams are in tatters.
“She was point blank refused the visa.
“X Factor tried their best to help, but ran out of time.
“There has been talk of a past issue causing problems but no one but Ivy knows the reason.”
An X Factor source said: “There was an issue with her application being approved.
“That meant she was not granted a visa in time and sadly had to withdraw from the competition.”