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Former X Factor star Ray Quinn looks remarkably different 17 years after appearing on the show.<\/p>\n
Fans will remember Ray as a fresh-faced 18-year-old who made it all the way to the final in 2006, where he lost out to Leona Lewis.<\/p>\n
But nowadays he's 35-years old and sporting a hunky physique, a sharp beard and long locks that fall all the way down to his shoulders.<\/p>\n
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And he's fully grown up as he's started a family with his gorgeous fianc\u00e9 Emily Fletcher, with the pair looking loved up in recent snaps.<\/p>\n
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Ray is now a doting dad to two kids – Summer, born in September 2022 and eight-year-old son Harry.<\/p>\n
Quinn's first TV stint came when he bagged the role of Anthony Murray on the iconic Scouse soap Brookside from 2000 to 2003. <\/p>\n
But it wasn't until his appearance on Simon Cowell's X Factor when he won the hearts of the public. <\/p>\n
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After the show, Ray's career went from strength to strength – with his debut record Doing It My Way shooting to number one in the album charts.<\/p>\n
But after a string of commercial hits, Simon Cowell 's record label Syco dropped the swing star at the end of 2007.<\/p>\n
Ray also made two appearances on Dancing On Ice – the first in 2009, followed by an All-Stars series in 2014. <\/p>\n
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The singer won the series both times as he was able to woo judges and the voting public alike with his impressive ice skating abilities.<\/p>\n
He also went back to his acting roots, having landed a small role on Channel 4 's Hollyoaks as Jonny Baxter, leaving the soap in 2019.<\/p>\n
During the pandemic, his music career stalled and instead, he resorted to his 'normal' roots – picking up a courier job.<\/p>\n
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Working for delivery service Hermes, Quinn was making ends meet as he earned just \u00a311.40 an hour.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Sun at the time, a source said: "Ray is a hard-grafting lad, and naturally loves being on the move, doing things and seeing people."<\/p>\n
He's stepped away from the spotlight and seems to be enjoying his time doing manual labour.<\/p>\n
A year later, the singing superstar went into the carpet fitting business, after joining forces with brothers Rob and Darren.<\/p>\n
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