Lewis Capaldi’s ex-girlfriend has been revealed as Britain’s Got Talent hopeful Paige Turley
According to reports the 23-year-old pop star dated Paige for two years while they were at college in Motherwell, Scotland, and it was she who inspired his number one single Someone You Loved
The track was penned by Lewis after the couple broke up and he channeled his heartache into creating his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, which features the track
A source confirmed the news, saying: ‘She’s the girl. The song and his album is clearly inspired by love and he loved her – he really did
‘Paige dated Lewis while they were both at college from around 2014 to 2016. They were on and off and together just over a year
It’s funny that his songs now mean so much to so many. ‘But the real story behind it is boy meets girl
’ They continued to The Sun: ‘She must be thrilled she helped inspire such beautiful music
’ Paige was just 14-years-old when she auditioned for the infamous I competition show and impressed judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden with her rendition of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love
‘I think you’re absolutely fantastic, I really do,’ Simon told her after hearing her sing
‘I love the fact you didn’t do a direct copy of the song. ‘It sounds very different to a lot of people I’ve heard before
You have a really interesting, unique voice. I really, really like you.’ ‘You are adorable, I love your song choice
It’s so different and refreshing. That was very surprising. I think you should be really proud of that performance,’ Alesha added
‘I think you look and sound like a pop star,’ said David. Paige went on to storm the sixth series back in 2012, reaching the semi-final stage before being booted out in favour of opera duo Jonathan and Charlotte and Latin ballroom couple Kai and Natalia
Dog trick act Ashley and Pudsey ended up winning the show, with Jonathan and Charlie landing second and male vocal choir Only Boys Aloud coming third
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Lewis and Paige’s reps for comment. Britain’s Got Talent is set to return to I in 2020