X Factor’s Scarlett Lee reveals how nephew, 4, woke her up during devastating family house fire
SCARLETT Lee revealed that her brave four-year-old nephew woke her up during a devastating family house fire.
The X Factor finalist made the shocking admission on today's Loose Women as she prepares for the show's finale.
Scarlett, 21, told the panellists that she had been asleep in the home opposite when her: "Four-year old nephew woke me up telling me ‘mummy and daddy are burning.’”
She revealed that she “burnt four layers of my eye and the next day I went back rehearsing.
"I felt like a proper diva - I had sunglasses on in rehearsals I was like ‘I’m sorry but my eye is so sore.’ "Had a procedure but I’m all ok and I’m here, I’m in the finals.”
And the singer revealed that keeping busy in the competition has been a welcome distraction from the fire.
She said that "there’s so much time to look forward to, I haven’t had time” to get upset about the fire.
Last month the popular singer’s brother Benjamin, his wife Sharon and their four young children were lucky to be alive after their home burned to the ground.
The dad — who was treated in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation — was forced to escape with his family through the windows of their mobile home as the flames took hold.
Devastated Scarlett, who is being mentored by Simon Cowell, is thought to have been in her neighbouring caravan when the blaze took hold at around 7.30am near Epsom, Surrey.
The make-up artist was injured by burning embers as she helped her brother’s family flee a blaze that ruined their home.
She was taken to hospital, where medics removed embers from her eye following the incident.
Scarlett took to Instagram in the midst of the fire, asking her new fans: “Please can everyone keep my family in their prayers. God knows the situation.”
The fire — which neighbours described as “terrifying” — is believed to have been started by an electrical problem. It took six fire crews more than four hours to put out and left only charred remains.
At the time a source said: “Scarlett has been terribly upset. It’s come as a real shock to both her and her family.
“It’s beyond devastating for everyone. They’re all so thankful that no one was seriously hurt but Scarlett’s brother Ben was taken to hospital after breathing in smoke.
“Scarlett’s taken time away from rehearsals this week to be with him and the rest of her loved ones who, according to fire crew, are all lucky to be alive.
“They have been left with absolutely nothing from the blaze, with firefighters only able to recover a few photographs from the wreckage.”
Scarlett previously revealed that her X Factor mentor Simon Cowell generously sent her family a "lorry load" of bedding and toys.
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