Fleur East loses X-Factor finals to Ben Haenow after bringing out her Ghanaian roots in semi-finals

It was a family affair for the UK X-Factor finalist,  Fleur East as her Ghanaian maternal grandfather banged some bongo drums to drum up support for her in the semi finals of the live TV show. 27 year old Fleur, who was favourite to win the contest claimed that her grandfather had travelled from Ghana to the UK only to boost her campaign. Fleur is born to Malcolm East of West of England, Wessex and a Ghanaian mother, Irene Frimpong-Manso. Irene is related to radio personality Adakabre Frimpong-Manso. She made X-Factor final alongside fellow Simon Cowell protegé Ben Haenow, beating Italian maestro Andrea Faustini.

During the semi-finals, Fleur performed Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “Can’t Hold Us” and “Beneath Your Beautiful” alongside Labyrinth as part of the X-Factor semi final competition. She also showed off her rap skills by doing the rap part of “Can’t Hold Us”.

However, Fleur  lost the 2014 X-Factor finale to Ben Haenow at the Wembley Arena Saturday night.  After an energy-field performance by Fleur backed by an impressive stage craft and choreography, all four judges including Simon Cowell gave her a standing ovation. She received wild and loud cheers from the live audience and was tipped for a comfortable win.

Many believe that comments from her grandfather, R O Frimpong , who had travelled from Ghana to the UK for the finale may have damaged to Fleur’s chances. When asked about Fleur’s performance during the semi-finals, her grandfather, said, “I feel she is great, she’s persistently, constantly improved by day and if Fleur does not win the X-Factor 2014 there is something wrong with the whole panel.”. Sadly, she seems to have suffered the same fate suffered by others like her, including Zimbabwe-born Gamu Nhengu, who also suffered injustice on X Factor soon after she had stated that she had been born in Africa.

The future seems bright for the young star though. Fleur may not have won, but you can just tell that she is going to sell millions of records like former runners-up - One Direction, as many winners like Ben, will likely suffer the fate of Matt Cardle.

Naomi Campbell and IT-girl Jourdan Dunn for its Spring Summer 15 campaign

Now this is a good example for standing up for equality.

This year Burberry is playing supermodel match maker - they deserve a standing ovation.

The prestigious, British brand brought the lovely Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne together for the My Burberry campaign, and now they've turned their attention to ageless Naomi Campbell and Jourdan Dunn. 

Bone-fide successful supermodel, Naomi has been a mentor to IT-girl and rising super Jourdan throughout her career but they have never been shot together until now. 

The pair front Burberry's Spring Summer 2015 in an array of colourful trench coats and bold print.

Naomi Campbell made a grand return to the runway in September walking at Pucci, DVF and Badgley Mischka.

The 44-year-old has previously been in one Burberry campaign with Kate Moss in 2001, while this is Jourdan's fourth campaign for the fashion house.

As always, the campaign was in the capable hands of legendary photographer Mario Testino and Mundella Media.

Naomi said of the campaign: “It is always a pleasure to work with Mario Testino; we came up in the business together twenty-eight years ago, so have an understanding and ease in working together.  

"His photography is special and the results are always stunning."

As for her 24-year-old co-star she added: "And I was thrilled to work with Jourdan Dunn for the first time - it was a lot of fun.  

"But above all, it’s always rewarding for an artist to work on a campaign for a world-class product.”