X Factor’s Honey G hits back at claims she’s a flop for selling cheap £4.50 tickets to her shows in a desperate bid to shift them
X FACTOR star Honey G has hit back at claims she has been selling cheap tickets to her shows in a desperate bid to shift them saying it was just a generous move.
The rapper was accused of taking” drastic measures” by flogging them on budget voucher site Wowcher and was branded a flop.
Prices had been slashed from £10 each to £9 for two – or £4.50 each.
She defended the cheap tickets saying she wanted to offer affordable access and told the Sun’s Bizarre column she has been the most successful star to come out of last year’s series.
Honey, 36, said: “How can I be a flop when I’m the only X Factor finalist to have the most gigs out of all of them since X Factor 2016 finished?
“I’ve now done over 50 live nightclub gigs in the UK and Ireland since X Factor 2016 finished, and all of them have been to sell-out crowds - and this isn’t including the X Factor arena tour.
“In fact I just received a bonus from Syco for merchandise sales from the X Factor tour.
“Most of my gigs have been so packed there have been barriers at the front so I don’t get rushed by the screaming crowds. And of course, I don’t go anywhere without my own personal security.”
Honey started up her own record label in May, H to the O Music, and released the video of her new song Hit You With The Honey G in June.
In July she revealed to Dan Wootton’s Bizarre column she is a lesbian in an announcement that shook the musical world.
Her tour of the country is currently under way and she recently played in Bristol and Glasgow.
Next month she has gigs at Manchester Academy – which the cheap tickets were for – and University of London Union at Student Central.
Her management also released a statement saying the knock-down prices were made available so “people from all walks of life to have a chance to come see her and enjoy the show”.
The statement read: “Honey has become so famous since X Factor 2016 that nowadays she really cannot even walk down the street without getting mobbed.
“She’s recently been recording her album at world renowned Metropolis Studios collaborating with engineer Paul Norris and Mazen Murad, mix/master engineer, who have worked with some of the biggest names in the business such as Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Usher, Groove Armada, Bjork, Dizzee Rascal, Young Thug, Alanis Morissette. The list goes on.
“It’s only a matter of months now that Honey will be getting the chart success she deserves.”