The "Picking Up The Pieces" hitmaker said she was ejected from the dance academy she attended as a child because she had started to show signs up hitting puberty and grew natural curves, reported Female First.
"I've had so many (knock-backs). I was thrown out of ballet school at 10 years old and told never to be a ballerina or dancer of any kind because I hit puberty and showed signs of having curves."
"Then I ended up in a dance college (in Leeds) and I nearly got thrown out of that because I was a bit too naughty - sending inappropriate material around to members of staff.
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