FORMER World Bobsleigh Champion Nicola Minichiello has joined the ever-growing support for North East Lincolnshire X Factor stars Ella Henderson and District 3's Micky Parsons.
She was accompanied by student team leaders in wishing the singers "good luck" during a visit to John Whitgift Academy where she gave motivational workshops and an assembly to help students achieve their goals and show the importance of teamwork.
More local children have got behind the X Factor sensations too. Pupils at Humberston Cloverfields Primary School have offered their best wishes, as has nine-year-old Middlethorpe Primary Academy pupil Trafford Faulkner.
Residents from Ella's home village of Tetney have been showing their support as well. Featured below are are parish councillor Yvonne Fletcher, clerk Susan Booth, William Havery, 10, and parish councillor Steve McMillan.
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