MK1 not in X Factor final due to 'other commitments'
X Factor finalists MK1 turned down the offer to perform with the other contestants in tonight's final, according to the show's organisers:
.@mk1official were asked to perform with the other finalists tonight but due to other commitments were unable to appear #XFactorFinal
From @xfactorpress on Twitter:Another finalist - Lucy Spraggan - is also backstage tonight:
For those asking, @lspraggan is backstage with the rest of the finalists tonight #XFactorFinal
From @xfactorpress on Twitter:
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