In Top 24

It has emerged that 26 year old contestant Rachel Hylton has made it into the top 24 for this year’s X Factor. She was featured in the first episode of the new series of the show and was open about her life of drug addiction, crime and under-age sex — and revealed her heartache at having three of her five kids taken into care, however it looks as if things are on the up for the 26-year-old. During her auditions she sang Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good” which ended up to be liked very much by all four judges. She was very pleased to hear that she was through to the second stage of the competition but, according to reports, she is much further! Hylton has successfully made it through Boot Camp and is now at the stage where she goes to the house of the judge who is heading her group (which has not been revealed at this time).