ONE of the finalists of The X Factor looks almost unrecognisable seven years after a drug controversy.
He auditioned for the ITV show three times before finally getting to the live shows in 2018.
, 35, competed for a record contract on the fifteenth series of .
After his tenure on the show, he now looks completely different with long and a beard.
In a video promoting his new music, he wore a grey tracksuit combo, monochrome t-shirt and black trainers with fluorescent
He captioned the clip: “2nd Album Street Songs Project is out now everywhere can’t believe the response it had, nothin but love keep streaming.”;
In another on social media, he donned a heavy leather jacket, grey jeans and thick trainers after he performed at the Berlin Music Video Awards.
He originally auditioned for X Factor in 2007 in front of,,and when he was just 17-years-old.
He re-auditioned for the talent competition in 2017 where three of the judges said yes.
In 2018, he was brought back to be mentored by where he finished third in the live final.
The star and reached out to him to help him go to rehab.
He paid for the aspiring singer to get clean, and was left in tears when Anthony returned to audition.
The Sun exclusively revealed thatAnthony was kicked off The X Factor Live tour after back in February 2019.
We exclusively revealed thatin his hotel room.
Just hours before he was due on stage in Hull, the singer agreed to leave the touring show on February 25, 2019.
He broke his silence after allegedly beingas he claimed that he was “dealing with his issues.”;
A show source told us at the time: “We found suspicious plastic bags with a white powder in them.
“We think it was cocaine and we obviously couldn’t keep him on the tour.”;
