X Factor winner, Louisa Johnson, apologises for 'homophobic' Tweets
X Factor winner, Louisa Johnson, has released an apology after 'homophobic' Tweets resurfaced.
Miss Johnson, who was born and raised in Thurrock, became the youngest singer to win the X Factor when she beat Reggie n Bollie in 2015 aged just 17.
A few years prior to this massive win, 14-year-old Louisa shared messages on Twitter about her friends, using terms derogatory gay slur.
In one post, on March 24, 2013, she called somebody called Fynn a "f****t" because he had "pink hairdryer".
After the Tweets were rediscovered, Louisa, who is set perform at Brighton Pride this year, apologised in a Twitter post.
Yesterday, she wrote:
— Louisa (@louisa) March 29, 2018
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