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Who is Amelia Lily? X Factor finalist shocks everyone by joining Geordie Shore

In a move that no-one saw coming, least of all her, former X Factor finalist Amelia Lily has joined the cast of Geordie Shore.

And we'll see the Middlesbrough singer make her debut on the MTV show as it returns to screens for the start of series 21 on Tuesday.

Amelia is one of three new cast members for the new series of Geordie Shore, along with Ant Kennedy and Louis Shaw, with Louis set to make his entrance in a future episode.

On going into the house, Amelia said: "I honestly thought I was going to be sick!

"It was the most nerve wracking experience I have ever felt in my life and the worst thing was that I could hear everyone else inside already.

"And knowing that I was going in, like after everyone else, I was just so scared. "

But who is the newest addition to the Geordie Shore cast?

Who is Amelia Lily?

Well Amelia first shot to fame at the age of just 16 on The X Factor, turning 17 on the show on the way to finishing third in 2011, the year Little Mix won.

After leaving X Factor, she scored a huge top 3 hit with debut single You Bring Me Joy, which she followed up with Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got) and Party's Over, both of which she performed while supporting Girls Aloud on their Ten tour in 2013.

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She's also been on screen in Celebrity Big Brother, starring in the series won by Sarah Harding in the summer of 2017.

Away from TV, Amelia is an acclaimed stage performer, taking lead roles in the likes of Shrek and American Idiot.

Now 25, she went into the Geordie Shore house as a single girl.

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