Former X Factor Winner Alexandra Burke was told to Bleach her skin to Appeal to The White People

                                 Alexandra Burke on Amazon Music
                                                              Alexandra Burke
After winning X Factor, Burke said she was told she would "have to work 10 times harder than a white artist, because of the colour of your skin".

In a 15-minute Instagram video, she recalls being told: "You can't have braids, you can't have an afro.

"You have to have hair... that appeals to white people."
                                          Alexandra Burke reveals she was told to bleach her skin after ...

The 31-year-old star, who won the TV talent show in 2008 at the age of 19, described the experiences as "heartbreaking".

Burke, who refused to bleach her skin, said she was inspired to tell her story by fellow X Factor contestant Misha B, who recently spoke out about "being devalued" at the hands of the music industry.

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