X Factor star Diana Vickers goes topless on the beach as she sunbathes in Spain
X FACTOR star Diana Vickers was seen going topless on the beach as she sunbathed in Spain.
The singer, 27, soaked up the sun during a jolly with pals last week.
She was snapped taking pictures and drinking beer with two male friends before heading into Barcelona's streets for Tapas.
The star eventually covered up and paraded around the beach in a pair of denim shorts and red bikini top.
Diana found fame through the 2008 series of The X Factor.
Having sung from the age of 11, she auditioned for the programme with The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice and regularly performed barefoot during the live shows.
Simon Cowell branded her performance style "Marmite" and her unusual dancing led her to be labelled "The Claw".
During the series she also dated fellow contestant, Northern Irish Eoghan Quigg, who came third on the show.
She recently revealed her style and musical tastes have come a long way since she appeared on the talent show.
She said: “I was 16 – I didn’t know who I was. I wasn’t an artist, I didn’t write my own music, I didn’t know what I wanted to be.
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"Now I know the sort of artist I want to be. And when I perform, I wear shoes.”
The singer also has some ideas on how the X Factor could improve its flagging ratings.
She added: “I think maybe (the show) should go away for a few years and come back again fresh.
"When you see something too much it’s good to step away from it and then come back to it. It makes you appreciate it a bit more.”
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