
“The X Factor” contestant Stacy Francis, who originally told the verbally abused/single-mother sob-story, was once a very successful newcomer, appearing in “Smokey Joe’s Café” and “Footloose” on Broadway in New York City.
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Stacy also toured with Madonna, Prince and Chaka Khan before performing for Tom Cruise at his birthday back in 2004 (see video below). She also has twelve credits in television and movies, which include a couple of episode of “Third Watch” and a movie, “The Bonfire of the Vanities”, with Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis.
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In VH1’s “Beverly Hills Fabulous”, Stacy confessed she was divorcing her husband after becoming pregnant with another man’s child. The “over 30’s” singer has two children, a 3 year-old son named Donovan (fathered by her ex-husband Darwin Kyle Hayes) and a 10 month-old daughter named Anastasia.
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“I just finished going through a divorce,” a very pregnant Stacy said on the show to stylist Elgin Charles while getting her hair done. “We were actually separated and we were going through the divorce and it’s not his baby.”
Stacy even managed to catch Will Smith’s attention, who once said, “I can’t wait for the world to discover Stacy.” The singer is allegedly currently living in a modest home and being supported by her family.
“My friends and family have just continuously supported me and get my lights turned back on and prevent my car from getting repossessed. It’s really crazy,” Stacy said. “So I would get out of debt first, and get a new house that fits my family. I’m in a one-bedroom, unfurnished apartment right now. I want something more for my kids.”
Stacy’s past doesn’t make her any less talented, but I feel disappointed Stacy or the producers tried to tricky us with the reserved and inexperienced middle-aged singer type of story. This girl is NO amateur.
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