X Factor busker Gregor Coleman reveals the bizarre reason behind his ‘last-minute’ decision to have a huge tattoo of a butterfly on his neck

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X FACTOR busker hopeful Gregor Coleman has revealed the reason he has a giant butterfly tattooed on his throat.
The singing hopeful - who was put through to bootcamp on this weekend's show auditions - received a massive reaction to his colourful neck inkings and now he's revealed why he had it done - to hide the fact he can't grow a beard.
Gregor Coleman has revealed the real reason he has a giant butterfly on his neck
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Gregor Coleman has revealed the real reason he has a giant butterfly on his neck
It's one way to cover up his lack of beard
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It's one way to cover up his lack of beard
Gregor auditioned for the X Factor over the weekend
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Gregor auditioned for the X Factor over the weekend
Speaking exclusively to the Sun Online he said: "I don't have a beard so I've got to cover it up with something."
Explaining why he picked the butterfly designed, Gregor said: "I just kinda like the bright and colourful tattoos and at first I just wanted something on my neck.
"I wanted my neck tattooed.
"I was working my way up my arms and stuff and I was getting bored just to get my arms tattooed so I thought I'll do something drastic and see what happens."
He added: "Not everyone's going to love the tattoos but I like them so I think why not. You can only do these things once so you might as well do it.
"I got the tattoo on my neck about six months ago. It was a last-minute decision.
Gregor Coleman's time on the show nearly came to an early end when he was rejected
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Gregor Coleman's time on the show nearly came to an early end when he was rejected
However the judges sent him away to prepare another song
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However the judges sent him away to prepare another song
X Factor contestant Gregor Coleman returns to sing Rihanna's Stay and wins a place at bootcamp
After returning to perform Rihanna's Stay, he succeeded
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After returning to perform Rihanna's Stay, he succeeded
X Factor's Gregor Coleman performs Sam Sparo's Black and Gold
"I was always scared. I thought it would be painful but it was like two hours of pain, but at least I've got it now.
"It was quite painful, it was two and a half hours for the last hour I thought I was going to faint. Afterwards I stood up and I was woozy.

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"There was no crying, there was nearly tears and I held it together," he said before admitting the truth.
"I'm just kidding, I was in pieces."
Gregor managed to win a place in bootcamp after initially being sent away by the judges, before returning and stunning them with his version of Rihanna's Stay.
X Factor's Gregor Coleman's audition halted after he fails to impress Simon Cowell
He was put through with four yeses
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He was put through with four yeses
Following his second attempt, Cowell commended him: "I really admire you for what you've just done, it felt believable, it felt really authentic."
He told Coleman that he went from "a busker to an artist", and Alesha Dixon - who stood in for judge Sharon Osbourne for some of the auditions - said she liked how "vulnerable" he was.
He received four yeses from the judges and will compete in the next round of the competition.