X Factor’s Ryan Lawrie grilled by Piers Morgan over losing to Honey G with 'off tune' performance on Good Morning Britain

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Ben Travis21 November 2016

The X Factor’s Ryan Lawrie received a grilling from Piers Morgan on the Good Morning Britain sofa after he was eliminated from the competition.

The 20 year-old Scottish singer lost out to Honey G in a controversial sing-off on Sunday night, and Morgan wasn’t holding back.

“How can you smile when you lose to Honey G?” he said. “She’s so awful! That’s got to feel terrible hasn’t it?”

Lawrie replied: “Honestly, I feel really good. I feel like I’ve got to a good stage in the competition.

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"I’ve done the best I could, I’m just going to work hard from now on to make sure my career goes well.”

Morgan continued with ‘brutal honesty’, telling the young singer that he was singing out of key in his final performance.

“I watched it last night, and I’ll be brutally honest with you – I just thought you were off tune,” he said.

Defending himself, Lawrie said: “Yeah, I was off at the start. But I was really ill before I sang. I’m not using that as an excuse, I had a fever before I went on stage, I was really shaky.”

Honey G was saved by the judges after the sing-off, with Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, and Louis Walsh voting to save her instead of Lawrie.

Speaking after his elimination, Lawrie said: “The highlight’s been the whole thing. Just being able to be on The X Factor, and be here.

“I’m just so thankful I managed to come sixth in the competition. Thank you to every single person on this show, because you changed my life.”

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