Dalton Harris: X Factor 2018 singer drops dating bombshell hours before final show
DALTON HARRIS is a finalist on ITV show The X Factor 2018 and ahead of the live finals tonight, the star made a shocking admission before hitting the stage.
Dalton Harris hits back at homophobic comments
Dalton Harris, 24, will sing for a record contract against his fellow competitors Scarlett Lee and Anthony Russell this evening in The X Factor 2018 final. Just days before, the singer spoke out about his relationship status and was forced to clear up rumours surrounding his dating life. The X Factor favourite has revealed he is single and has never been been on a date.
He told The Sun: "I've never technically been on a date.
"Ariana Grande is a beautiful girl... And she's single now so..."
The admission comes after he was forced to clear up rumours he was in a relationship with former contestant Brendan Murray.
He said: "I think things can be taken the wrong way… out of context.
"People just presume.. 'oh look they are together.’ But I don't think they believe that. They just think it's a fun thing to do."
Dalton and Brendan were snapped in a photo hugging which sparked the rumours of a romance.
It resulted in the finalist receiving hateful messages on social media about him and Brendan.
He added: "If I didn’t know myself I would have been broken today by all the ignorance!”
Dalton is currently mentored by former One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson.
The star’s coach recently took to the micro-blogging site and praised the singer who hails from Jamaica.
Louis told his 33 million followers: “Dalton can do craaaazy s••t with his voice!!! #xfactor.”(sic)
Fans flocked to social media as they agreed with Louis’s compliments.
One fan wrote: “I agree. I’m such a fan. One minute your voice has me smiling, the next I’m crying real tears of emotion.”
Another said: “The voice of 2018 for me. Powerhouse.”
A third person commented: “Louis speaks the truth, you blew me away. Legendary vocal!”
The X Factor 2018 continues tonight at 7.30pm on ITV