X Factor's Ray Quinn unrecognisable with hunky new look 17 years after show

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Former X Factor star Ray Quinn looks remarkably different 17 years after appearing on the show.

Fans will remember Ray as a fresh-faced 18-year-old who made it all the way to the final in 2006, where he lost out to Leona Lewis.

But nowadays he's 35-years old and sporting a hunky physique, a sharp beard and long locks that fall all the way down to his shoulders.

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And he's fully grown up as he's started a family with his gorgeous fiancé Emily Fletcher, with the pair looking loved up in recent snaps.

Ray is now a doting dad to two kids – Summer, born in September 2022 and eight-year-old son Harry.

Quinn's first TV stint came when he bagged the role of Anthony Murray on the iconic Scouse soap Brookside from 2000 to 2003.

But it wasn't until his appearance on Simon Cowell's X Factor when he won the hearts of the public.

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After the show, Ray's career went from strength to strength – with his debut record Doing It My Way shooting to number one in the album charts.

But after a string of commercial hits, Simon Cowell 's record label Syco dropped the swing star at the end of 2007.

Ray also made two appearances on Dancing On Ice – the first in 2009, followed by an All-Stars series in 2014.

The singer won the series both times as he was able to woo judges and the voting public alike with his impressive ice skating abilities.

He also went back to his acting roots, having landed a small role on Channel 4 's Hollyoaks as Jonny Baxter, leaving the soap in 2019.

During the pandemic, his music career stalled and instead, he resorted to his 'normal' roots – picking up a courier job.

Working for delivery service Hermes, Quinn was making ends meet as he earned just £11.40 an hour.

Speaking to The Sun at the time, a source said: "Ray is a hard-grafting lad, and naturally loves being on the move, doing things and seeing people."

He's stepped away from the spotlight and seems to be enjoying his time doing manual labour.

A year later, the singing superstar went into the carpet fitting business, after joining forces with brothers Rob and Darren.

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