Sunday, November 27, 2011 3:05am ET by Newsdesk
Alexandra Burke reveals domestic abuse miseryFormer X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has revealed that she didn't have the confidence to speak up about suffering domestic abuse. The singer admitted that she suffered the alleged abuse at the hands of an ex-boyfriend, deciding to leave him when the attacks got too much. Talking to the Daily Mirror, she said: "It was horrendous. I couldn't talk to anyone about it. That's the whole point of domestic violence, you don't speak about what you're going through - you don't have the confidence to."
Burke however hopes that her fame can help to bring the spotlight onto the issue. She added: "God's blessed me to be able to have a voice and I don't mean in a singing way. If I start talking on Twitter or Facebook about domestic violence and what you can do to stop it, then I'm lucky I'll be heard." Watch Alexandra Burke's winning X Factor song 'Hallelujah' below:
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