Ella Eyre became a singer when ear infections ended her swimming dreams.
The 21-year-old star initially wanted to pursue her sporting passion when she was younger but gave it up after frequently getting ill, something which she now regards as a “blessing in disguise”.
She said: “I wanted to be a swimmer when I was growing up – I trained so hard, but at 13 I had to give it up as I kept getting really bad ear infections.
“It was obviously a blessing in disguise, because I started drama and eventually moved to The Brit School.”
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