ITV Britain's Got Talent star Loren Allred bravely reveals 'frightening' sexual harassment

ITV Britain’s Got Talent star Loren Allred has shared how she was sexually harassed by music executives as a teen. Saturday's launch episode saw Loren Allred, 32, reveal during her audition that she was the voice behind the hit song Never Enough from 2018 musical film The Greatest Showman.

Loren told the Sun newspaper: “There were people I thought I could trust, and it turned out I really couldn’t trust them. They abused their power. They used my age and my naivety to get me into really uncomfortable situations, the kind we have all read about.

“There were people giving me ultimatums, like: ‘I’ll make your career happen if you do this’. “t happened all the way through my years there. Nothing ever happened, because I was strong enough to say no.

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“But I never made a formal complaint. Was I frightened? Yes. Record label executives are really good at intimidation. It took me a while to recover.”

During the episode, Loren admitted she was not known for the track as she was previously "more comfortable singing behind the scenes", but now wanted to put a face to the song. After performing a striking rendition of the track, the audience and judges appeared in awe, particularly Amanda Holden, who awarded her the coveted Golden Buzzer which automatically grants her a place in the live semi-finals.

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