X Factor 2017 contestant Scarlett Lee who was branded ‘too orange’ wows new panel with classy image

X FACTOR contestant Scarlett Lee, who was cruelly trolled for looking "too orange" when she appeared last series, has become an early favourite for this year’s show after wowing judges with a classy makeunder.

The 20-year-old reduced the audience at Friday’s auditions in Wembley Arena to tears with her performance as she launched a second crack at stardom.

After being singled out by viewers last year, Scarlett toned down her bold makeup, tamed her hair into a stylish beehive and went with a more demure outfit as she faced Simon Cowell, Robbie Williams, Louis Tomlinson and Ayda Field.

Scarlett, who was controversially axed at the six chair challenge by Sharon Osbourne, sailed through to the next round after charming the panel.

She wrote on Facebook afterwards: “Omg gobsmacked!!!!! Omg I'm an emotional wreck!!!! I'm over the moon.”

The make-up artist also told an audience member who congratulated her on Twitter: “You don’t understand how much this means to me, thank you so so much! Sorry I was such a crying mess.”

Scarlett shared a meme on Facebook shortly after her success saying: “That moment when you realise God hasn’t let you down.”

Her axing last year was one of the most shocking moments of the series, as she had been a favourite with the bookies.

Sharon sent her home after a sing-off with Rai-Elle and Alisah Bonaobra, both of whom made it to the live shows.

Viewers said the Birmingham-based hopeful looked like she “descends from the Oompa Loompahs” and had been “rolled in a tin of Ronseal” after her shocking first appearance.

But Scarlett insisted: “I never had tan on. I am genuinely dark, but the cameras made me look so much darker then what I actually was."

"I went and bought make-up and foundation for the TV and it just went horribly wrong. It made me look even darker."