Lucy Spraggan has revealed she has completely forgiven Simon Cowell for how she was treated on X Factor after her horrific sexual assault.
The singer, 32, revealed last year that she left the show when she was raped by a porter in the hotel room where she was staying after partying with Rylan Clark during the show’s production in 2012.
However it was Simon who was the first to apologise, with Lucy previously admitting his call ‘just made things so much better for me.’
And speaking to Fabulous Magazine about her relationship with the former X Factor judge, Lucy admitted she has completely forgiven him and he is even set to walk her down the aisle at her wedding in June.
Lucy and her girlfriend Emilia Smith, 33, got engaged in March, just one month into their relationship after a friendship of 10 years deepened.
Lucy Spraggan confessed she has completely forgiven Simon Cowell and the X Factor judge is set to walk her down the aisle as the singer announced she is engaged to girlfriend Emilia (pictured)
Lucy, who is estranged from her birth father, now has a great relationship with the 64-year-old since he reached out and apologised for how she was treated on the ITV show back in 2012
Revealing how she asked Simon the all important question, she said: ‘We’d been staying at Simon and Lauren’s house for a few days. One morning, Simon was about to get in the sea and I said: “Will you give me away?” and he replied: “Yeah!” He went off for a swim and when he came back, he said: “I’d absolutely love to. It would be an honour.”
Lucy, who is estranged from her birth father, now has a great relationship with the 64-year-old since he reached out and apologised for how she was treated on the ITV show back in 2012.
She added: ‘His apology healed a part of my being that I didn’t know needed healing.’
Lucy explained that she regularly visits Simon and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman’s house in Los Angeles, after recently attending a murder mystery party with the star, and even described them as he ‘surrogate parents’.
Gushing over her love for the couple and their son Eric, she said: ‘We’re all great friends. I care about them, they care about me, and Simon really cares about my life, my wellness and my music. Simon and Lauren feel like surrogate parents. They’re always looking out for me.’
The singer also admitted she has built bridges with ITV after the channel’s director Kevin Lygo invited her for a meeting to discuss the past and how things can change going into the future.
Meanwhile Lucy is preparing for her wedding to Emilia after she popped the question last week.
The pair met through mutual friends back in 2013, however only recently allowed the friendship to blossom into a romance.
Gushing over her love for the couple and their son Eric, she said: ‘We’re all great friends. I care about them, they care about me, and Simon really cares about my life, my wellness and my music. Simon and Lauren feel like surrogate parents. They’re always looking out for me’
Meanwhile Lucy is preparing for her wedding to Emilia after she popped the question last week. The pair met through mutual friends back in 2013, however only recently allowed the friendship to blossom into a romance
Lucy was previously in a relationship with former girlfriend Evangeline after the couple broke up later last year
Lucy was raped after fellow contestant Rylan Clark’s 25th birthday party during the show (The pair pictured leaving filming studios during their 2012 stint on the X Factor)
Lucy was previously in a relationship with her former girlfriend Evangelina, however when the pair split last year she grew closer with Emilia.
The couple then moved in together in February, and Lucy asked her to marry her in March.
Lucy was previously married to her wife Georgina Gordon, however the pair split in November 2019, after six years together and fostering 12 children while they underwent fertility treatment.
Yet Lucy has no doubt this relationship will be different and has already sent out the invitations to her big day in June, with Rylan Clark receiving an invite.
The star previously spoke about her incredible friendship with the presenter who was there the night of her sexual assault.
She told of how Rylan was ‘incredible’ as she recalled how his actions helped her get a conviction.
The musician said: ‘Rylan was incredible he was the first person I told, he went and called the police.
Rylan was an absolute pivotal point of there being a conviction. He guarded the room and made sure no one went in, so they didn’t contaminate the evidence.
‘When Rylan came back, he came to check on me and pushed the door shut, and by him closing that door, the man that came into my room had to let himself back in with a traceable key card.’
Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse is available from Rape Crisis on 0808 500 2222.
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