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" Amelia Lily has revealed that she was bullied at school for her dream of becoming a singer. The singer, who appeared on the 2011 series of The X Factor, told the Daily Star that her new-found fame has made her unsure of who she can rely on.   Lily explained: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s so hard to know who to trust. I found out who my true friends were very quickly. I didn&amp;#039;t have a lot of mates at school and was bullied a lot for wanting to sing. &amp;quot;When I got into The X Factor, they all started contacting me out of the blue but I ignored it all.&amp;quot; She added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m very grateful to the few good friends and close family I do have in my life.&amp;quot; Lily said there are other downsides to fame, such as being noticed on the street and having to limit what she does day to day.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not able to go out and do everything I want,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t just go to a nightclub or see friends. I do feel watched when I go out and feel under pressure. But I try to keep an open mind and not behave too differently.&amp;quot; Lily recently admitted she was excited to have beaten X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos in the charts with her debut single &amp;#039;You Bring Me Joy&amp;#039;. View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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