Lauren Nicole Platt (born 7 October 1997) is an English television presenter, singer and actress. After finishing fourth in the eleventh series of ''

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'', she presented the

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talent series ''

Got What It Takes? ''Got What It Takes?'' is a British talent show that began airing on CBBC on 6 January 2016. Originally presented by Lauren Platt for the first three series, ''Got What It Takes?'' has been hosted by Anna Maynard since 2018. In 2021, Melvin Od ...

'' from 2016 to 2018.

Early life

Platt was born on 7 October 1997 in

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, Essex, but spent ten years living in Spain. In 2010, she auditioned for the role of

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on '' EastEnders'', but lost out to Brittany Papple. In 2011, she was the runner-up of the local talent contest The Essex Factor and in 2012, competed in Open Mic UK. Platt attended The Billericay School, a comprehensive school in Billericay, where she sat her GCSEs.

Career

2014: ''The X Factor''

Platt auditioned for ''

'' in 2014, and became the youngest solo contestant to reach the live finals. With the eliminations of Stephanie Nala and

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in week two and Lola Saunders in week four, Platt became Cheryl's last remaining act in the competition. In the quarter-final, Platt was in the bottom two with Stereo Kicks, but advanced to the semi-final after Cowell sent the result to the deadlock and Stereo Kicks were eliminated as the act with the fewest public votes. However, in the semi-final, Platt was in the bottom two with Andrea Faustini and was eliminated with only her mentor voting to send Platt through to the final, finishing in fourth place. After the series finished, voting statistics revealed that Platt had received more votes than Faustini. This meant that if there was not a Final Showdown, or if Walsh or Cowell voted to send Platt through to the final and the result to deadlock, Platt would've advanced to the final and Faustini would've been eliminated.

2016–present: ''Got What It Takes?'' and theatre roles

In August 2015, Platt announced that she would present the

talent series ''

''. She presented the series until 2018, when Anna Maynard took over the role. Later in 2018, Platt portrayed the role of

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in a stage production of ''

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''. In March 2019, she portrayed Belle in a production of ''

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''. Later that year, Platt appeared as

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in a production of ''

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''.

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