Holly Tandy, who reached the Judges' Houses stage on The X Factor nine years ago aged 15, has married her partner Lewis in an intimate ceremony. The 25-year-old former contestant held her legal wedding at a registry office, with a Greek destination wedding planned for later this month.
Holly wore a cream wedding dress and stiletto heels for the occasion, beaming with delight as the wedding became official. Lewis paired a white shirt with beige suit trousers and loafers.
A post and messages from fans
Sharing a series of pictures on social media, Holly showed herself with her new husband. One photo showed the couple gazing into each other's eyes while holding hands, and another showed them with their witnesses outside the registry office.
Under the post, Holly wrote: "The legal part all done and now time for our Greek wedding." Fans were quick to send congratulations. One said: "Congrats, darling. So happy for you! I’m wishing the best of weddings for you, and infinity love and happiness." Another added: "Congratulations beautiful girl." A third wrote: "Congratulations you look beautiful Holly."
Proposal and second wedding
The couple will return to Greece for their second wedding at the same spot where Lewis proposed. He popped the question on Holly's 23rd birthday, and she marked the moment by posting a photo of herself sitting on a wall next to her fiancé, showing off her sparkling diamond ring.
Holly, who boasts 80,000 followers on social media, has pursued a career in music, starring in musicals including The Wizard of Oz.
A look back at Holly's X Factor era
At the time of Holly's stint on the ITV show, Nicole Scherzinger was joined by guest judge Stormzy, whose album Gang Signs & Prayers had reached number one. Stormzy had also performed at Glastonbury to a packed crowd while realising that Adele, by then a global star, was a fan.
A source said at the time: "Stormzy is the man of the moment and will also make great telly. Simon is looking forward to seeing his onscreen chemistry with Nicole." An insider told The Sun: "Simon (Cowell) loves making changes to the show’s format to keep it fresh, so he’s been pitching to producers that the show should ditch the traditional Sunday night format, which is always 15 minutes recapping the previous night’s show, a guest performer, a sing off and an elimination. He wants the show to mix things up – have guest performers on Saturday’s show, kick out acts on both nights of the weekend … it’ll be must-see TV."
