X Factor’s 5 After Midnight star Jordan Lee breaks down in tears ahead of first live show

X FACTOR’S 5 After Midnight star Jordan Lee has confessed to breaking down in tears backstage due to the pressure of the show.

The 23-year-old singer, whose band mate Kieran Alleyne is currently expecting his first child with his girlfriend, opened up about his homesickness during an interview with The Sun Online.

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Jordan said: “I’ve been crying loads about being away from home.

“Everyone in your area is depending on you, I try to enjoy myself – but we’re all human, right?”

Despite sailing through the competition so far with band mates Kieran and Nathan Lewis – the boys have been struggling to perfect their performance ahead of Saturday’s first live show.

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Jordan added: “It’s been hard to nail things but we want to be on the ball on Saturday… it’s tough.

“Finding the cameras and the staging is hard but we’re getting there.”

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After the band were rocked with the news Kieran is soon to become a father, a source close to them explained what this meant for their future exclusively to The Sun Online.

The insider said: “It’s a whole different game now that Kieran knows he’ll soon have a family to support.

“This news has just given him and the lads even more drive to win the The X Factor.”

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