X Factor’s Ella Henderson overcame split from Simon Cowell’s Syco and trolls battle to release new music – The Sun

IN 2015 Ella Henderson was flying high with a No1 album, No1 single and two Brit Award nominations.

But the four years since haven’t been easy — fighting her way through a split from Simon Cowell’s record label Syco and battling with online trolls.

Until now.

The former X Factor star has finally launched her comeback, featuring on Jax Jones’ new single This Is Real ahead of the release of her EP Glorious, due out in November.

And despite her rocky road, she has a renewed optimism for a bright future in music.

‘BE A LOT KINDER’

In her first newspaper interview in four years, Ella explained: “I know it’s taken a little while but everything on this EP is from me and written by me and I’m so glad to be back out there with me as my complete, true self.

“I always take the positives out of everything. I was with Syco for a good six or seven years and it just mutually came to an end, like anything does in life. I’m still only 23.

“I had a few new things I set out to do, and I think if you want change then you’ve got to make change. I’m really happy and everyone else is happy. I think as long as I’m happy and motivated, that’s the main thing.”

But Ella also revealed she has been targeted by online trolls, as was her Little Mix pal Jesy Nelson, who spoke out in a documentary last month.

Ella said: “I think it’s incredible what she’s done and not just for people in the music industry. I can really relate to that in so many different ways.

“I think everybody just needs to be a lot kinder to other people and realise there’s a lot going on behind the eyes.”

Ella actually wrote her new collaboration with Jax five years ago, as the pair go way back.

Jax explained: “My wife is from the same little village as Ella called Tetney in Lincoln-shire. And my wife used to babysit her.

Ella added: “It just shows when you write something you’re super-proud of, those kinds of songs are timeless because we’re here five years later shooting a video for it. It’s mega-exciting.”

Ella is now signed to Rudimental's label Major Toms, and they have been in the studio with her for her new tunes.

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