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# Housewife superstar!
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/housewife-superstar/
- Published: 2014-07-21T08:11:16.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-24T22:49:19.000Z
- Description: Sam Bailey will take to the main stage at Preston Park just before 9 p.m. on Saturday 2 August to headline Brighton Pride. When Sam won the tenth series of X Factor in 2013 she carried with her the hopes of every older performer in the country. For years she worked the clubs without getting […]
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- Tags: Features & Longread, Interviews, Music, News, Pride, Sam Bailey, X Factor

## Sam Bailey will take to the main stage at Preston Park just before 9 p.m. on Saturday 2 August to headline Brighton Pride.

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Sam Bailey

**When Sam won the tenth series** of X Factor in 2013 she carried with her the hopes of every older performer in the country. For years she worked the clubs without getting a break. Then, overnight, she was launched on the road to stardom following her rendition of Beyonce’s *Listen* at the X Factor auditions.

I chatted to Sam last month as she did the school run. Yes, Sam still drives the kids to school herself and still lives in the same three-bedroom house in Leicester she had before X Factor came along.

“The kids love living here so I would not consider moving and making them unhappy” **she said.**

**Why do you think “the gays” love you so much?**

*“When I was young I was a tomboy. I played football and dressed like a boy, wearing my football kit much of the time. People thought I was a lesbian and because of this I was bullied at school. I understand how gay people are made to feel, especially when they are young, and I believe this has created a natural empathy between us.”*

Sam’s feet remain firmly on the ground and she is savouring every bit of her present success. *“I worked so hard for 20 years and had no lucky breaks in my career. I had almost given up thinking I would make it big in show business. I worked so hard but never managed to break through and become a headliner, then X Factor came along and changed my life.”*

**Since becoming a headliner, what has been the biggest change in your life?**

*“The time it takes to do the shopping.”* Yes, Sam still goes to the supermarket and does the shopping herself. *“Everyone wants to talk to me and I stop and chat to everyone. I love talking to people, but it doubles the amount of time I spend at the supermarket.”*

Sam will be closing the main stage at Brighton Pride. Hers is a story of determination, hope and never giving up. Above all, she understands how important it is for everyone to have *Freedom to Live*, whether they are in Brighton, Leicester or Timbuktu.