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EXCLUSIVE: X Factor's Lydia Lucy opens up about vile Twitter trolls and the truth behind THOSE Ricky Rayment rumours ahead of her The Voice debut

She burst into the limelight after appearing on The X Factor, where she failed to make it through to the live shows.

But Lydia Lucy is hoping that her stint on The Voice will be more successful, and will appear on Saturday night's episode of the BBC One singing programme. 

Yet despite pursuing her dreams to become a singer, the star admitted that she has found fame hard to cope with, exclusively telling MailOnline about the vile trolls who sent her death threats. 

She's got The Voice Factor: Lydia Lucy is hoping that her stint on The Voice will be more successful than her X Factor attempt and will appear on Saturday night's episode of the BBC One singing programme

After being linked to the break-up between TOWIE's Ricky Rayment and Jessica Wright, the star received a barrage of abuse on Twitter, with some even sending her death threats. 

'I was quite upset at the time but I think you’re going to get [targeted by] Twitter trolls with everything that you do so you’ve got to take it with a pinch of salt,' she said.

'Music is my life so I’ve got to take the good with the bad.'

Threatened: Ahead of The Voice, Lydia admitted to MailOnline that she received death threats on Twitter after being linked to the break-up between TOWIE's Ricky Rayment and Jessica Wright

Battle of the judges: Lydia confessed she thought she'd 'connect more' with The Voice judges - Ricky Wilson, Will.i.am and new judges Paloma Faith and George Michael