Sheffield singer Lucy Spraggan ties the knot with Emilia Smith as Simon Cowell walks her down the aisle
Sheffield singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan has tied the knot with her girlfriend Emilia Smith, in an emotional ceremony which began with Simon Cowell walking her down the aisle.
The pair got married during a ceremony held at Saltmarshe Hall in East Yorkshire.
Lucy shot to fame after appearing as a contestant on the X Factor in 2012, before carving out a career as a singer-songwriter in her own right.
Speaking on her Facebook page, Lucy said of her special day: “A cliche but… the best day of our lives.
I’ve never felt more surrounded by such love and peace. I wish we could do it all again, over and over. I feel so proud to call you my wife, @emiliakate__.
“It’s the most affirmed decision I’ve ever made. Thank you to all of the spectacular people that came, and to all of you that have wished us well and sent us love.”
Lucy was walked down the aisle by Simon Cowell, the media mogul behind the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, while Emilia’s father did the same for her.
Lucy and Simon did not meet during her time on the X Factor, and she revealed in her memoir that she was forced to pull out of the talent show after she was raped by a hotel porter.
Simon subsequently apologised and reached out to Lucy, and the pair have gone on to forge a strong friendship, to the extent that she now regards him as a close friend.
Coverage of the wedding in HELLO! Magazine revealed that Lucy, who is signed to Simon’s SyCo label, asked Simon to walk her down the aisle during a recent holiday to Barbados.
Simon told HELLO! that he was honoured to walk her down the aisle. He continued: "I considered it a very big deal.
“As soon as she asked me, I said yes. On the day I was actually quite nervous because l've never been asked before. And then very proud and happy and emotional.” Lucy, who is estranged from her father, told HELLO!: "Everything people get from their fathers I get from Simon. He's a constant support and he and Lauren constantly check in and make sure I'm OK." After celebrating her wedding, Lucy is now set to support Rotherham band The Reytons, during a homecoming show at Clifton Park on Saturday (July 6).