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'X Factor' hopeful Anton Stephans has revealed he used to pop ecstasy pills to help him deal with his emotions.
The wannabe singer, 45, has claimed he was "seduced" into taking the illegal drug and various other substances by the people around him in a bid to block out the pain he felt.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "I was pushing the self-destruct button. I was hurting and when you are young it's easy to be seduced. But I didn't know then that drugs are a lie. Have I smoked marijuana? Yes."
He added: "Have I popped pills? Yes, I have. There's very little I haven't done, and I have to own up to doing those things. But do I do them now? Absolutely not."
The talented star was adopted at the age of seven and has admitted he's still haunted by his "difficult" childhood.
He said: "I didn't have the easiest childhood -- my past was difficult. But my relationship with my biological family has now become much closer. Now, I think, 'Thank God those things happened as I've had such a wonderful life."
Anton, who is competing in Simon Cowell's Over 25s category, will battle it out in tonight's show (18.10.15) for a place in the next round of the ITV singing programme.

Jenna Coleman was too emotional to speak when she left 'Doctor Who'.
The 29-year-old actress thinks it is "ridiculous" she cried after shooting her final scenes because her departure had been planned for so long.
She said: "[The last time I cried] was on Saturday when I left 'Doctor Who'. I knew for a year I was leaving so it was ridiculous to get emotional.
"I'd planned all these things I wanted to say but only got two words out.
"I am emotional but I don't usually like to cry in front of other people."
Jenna admits it was a tough decision to walk away from the show as she knows she'll never do something like it again.
She added: "It was a really emotional decision to make but you know when you join that it will only last a certain amount of time.
"I'll never do anything like that again, it's so unique and magical."
Despite her successful acting career, the former 'Emmerdale' star rarely watched films or TV when she was younger.
Asked if she was a film buff as a teenager, she told Stylist magazine:" No, weirdly not at all. I used to read a lot.
"My family didn't really watch TV either, or at least I didn't. I don't know what I was doing."

Anton du Beke and Katie Derham have topped the leaderboard on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The professional dancer and the newsreader wowed the judges on the BBC dance show on Saturday (17.10.15) with their Viennese Waltz to Elvis Presley's 'If I Can Dream'.
After being slated during Movie Week last week and receiving a total score of just 20, the pair were thrilled to get 33 from the panel for their performance on Saturday.
With three eights Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood and a nine from Darcey Bussell, the pair took the top spot, the first time Anton has ever done so.
While Katie and Anton were in first place, there was a four-way tie for second.
Helen George, Kellie Bright, Jamelia and Peter Andre all tied on 32 points.
No doubt Anton and Katie will be thrilled as Katie admitted to being disappointed with how their last dance was received.
She previously said: "Saturday night on Strictly Come Dancing was more than a bit tense.
"My first experience of a Craig tongue lashing, of disappointed looks from Darcey, of shaking heads from Bruno and Len... it's not something I hope to repeat.
"Anton and I had had another highly entertaining week of rehearsals, and though I always suspected that the cha cha cha wasn't going to be my finest hour, I think we were both rather disappointed by how harshly we were judged."

Ricky Norwood has been axed from 'EastEnders.'
The 28-year-old actor - who has portrayed loveable Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb on the show for five years - will film his final scenes for the BBC One soap next week, with his emotional exit being aired on TV screens in the run-up to Christmas.
A spokesman for the show told The Daily Mirror newspaper: "We can confirm Ricky is leaving. We wish him all the best."
An programme insider added: "He has been great to have around and a decent bloke to have on set."
Ricky's departure comes 16 months after he was suspended for eight weeks when a short video clip emerged of him allegedly smoking marijuana while performing a sex act.
The eight-and-a-half minute film, taken from a private Skype call, was being touted for sale to an x-rated website.
A statement from BBC said at the time: "Ricky Norwood has been suspended from the show for a period of two months with immediate effect. In addition, Ricky would like to apologise to 'EastEnders' viewers for any offence caused and for bringing the show into disrepute."
Ricky strolled onto Albert Square in 2010 after he appeared in the online spin-off show 'E20.'
And he soon became a hit with the viewers as he walked away with the Most Popular Newcomer prize at the National Television Awards just a few months later in 2011.

Billie Piper's husband Laurence Fox has quit acting.
The 'Lewis' star has portrayed detective James Hathaway for nine years in the hit ITV drama and has now decided to turn his back on the role to pursue a career in music.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: "I've done a lot of years of that job and I feel more like a policeman than I do an actor. I feel like I need a bit of time away. I love acting, I just don't feel inspired to do it right now."
He added: "Acting sort of happened first. Then after a while I just had to go, 'No, I need to do it now.' Otherwise I wouldn't have done it and it would have been really sad."
The 37-year-old star has already hit the ground running by releasing his first single 'Headlong' and is preparing to share his debut album, which is dedicated to Billie, next year.
He explained: "We are rehearsing today and it's like, 'This is a good day.' Better than sitting down and waiting for someone to go, 'We need you on set in an hour.
"Obviously, music is much riskier and you don't get a cheque, with ITV written on it, at the end of every week."
Meanwhile, Billie, 33 - who married the hunk in 2007 - also had a dramatic career change when she swapped music for her hopes and dreams of becoming a successful actress.
Asked if he'll duet with the blonde beauty, who had hits with 'Honey To The Bee' and 'Day And Night' in 1998 and 2000 respectively, he said: "She is an actress now. It is a long, long, long time ago that she was in the music business."

Mark Ronson is "excited" to join Nick Grimshaw on 'The X Factor'.
The 40-year-old producer will sit alongside the new judge during the Judge's Houses stage of the competition and admitted he's looking forward to taking part in the show.
He told BANG Showbiz: "I'm excited. Grimmy's a good friend and I have a lot of respect for his musical taste so that's the main reason why I agreed to do it.
"He just asked me and I said yes!"
However, he confessed he is extremely under-prepared as he hasn't been watching the singing competition and hasn't watched any performances by the boys in Nick's category.
Asked about controversial contestant Mason Noise, he admitted: "I don't know anything about it yet. I'm sorry."
But the 'Uptown Funk' hitmaker has faith in his radio host pal's musical choices and is sure he's picked good artists.
He continued: "I have faith that his team is good and he's really passionate about it and wants his team to do well."
And asked what kind of judge he will be, Mark insisted he would try and get the best out of the performers without being nasty.
Speaking at a gala dinner for the Amy Winehouse Foundation, he said: "I think everybody has a different style of how they do it. Being a producer which is what I've done for most of my career is about getting great performances out of people, making them feel like they're super human, like they can be the best that they can be. So my style is not about breaking people down and making them feel like s**t."

Ainsley Harriott is finding 'Strictly Come Dancing' rehearsals painful.
The celebrity chef - who is partnered with dance professional Natalie Lowe on the show - has admitted he's finding it hard-going because the intense training means his muscles are always aching.
He explained: "My legs absolutely ache. Five or six hours in that studio ... oof.
"I wouldn't say it's killing me but I'm waking up muscles that I didn't know existed. It's wonderful because at the end of it there's a little bit of a reward, you can think, 'I can dance!'"
The pair landed themselves in the bottom two last weekend after the 58-year-old star's performance failed to impress the judges and Natalie confessed it was "disheartening" because they've been working so hard.
She said: "It's awful because you think you're actually doing all right because there's such a huge progression from the beginning of the week to that Saturday and then you think 'Well done!' and then you get that red light on you. And you think, 'Oh my gosh, are we not doing enough? Could we do more?' And you don't want to let the viewers down who have been voting for you so it's really disheartening, but you pick yourself back up."
But Ainsley believes he has a slight edge over some of the other dancers who are more technically advanced because he has such "flair" on the dancefloor.
Asked if he thinks he could win, he told BBC Radio 1: "I think it's difficult for me to answer. I've really got to do my best all the time, I'm going to give it my best shot. But I think that what I have noticed over the years of watching 'Strictly' is that it's not necessarily those that have the technical ability, you've got to have a bit of flair too."

Alan Carr wants to break America.
The 39-year-old comedian has big ambitions to become a household name in the USA but he's terrified no one is going to turn up his first headline gigs that are happening soon in New York City.
During an interview with his guest, American comedian Rob Delaney,
on 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' tonight (16.10.15) on Channel 4 the bespectacled chat show host queries his potential popularity on the other side of the Atlantic.
Alan said: "I want to do some stand up in America next year. Actually, I have got some dates booked in New York ... Now Rob, do you reckon Americans have heard of me? I've got this theatre to do and I don't think anyone is going to turn up ... How big am I in America?"
The presenter goes on to quiz Rob - who stars in Channel 4 sitcom 'Catastrophe' with Sharon Horgan - about his chances and argues "I was Seagull Number 1 in 'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie'."
Alan previously joked he'd never make it in the US because of his distinct voice.
And 38-year-old Rob - who hails from Boston - gave Alan some tips so his very British humour doesn't get lost in translation.
Alan asks "will I have to change my act? Do they have Lidl over there?"
To which Rob replies: "It's funny you mention that because when I first came over here I was like, 'There won't be any translation problems because I just speak to the common man.' And then everything I was saying had so many cultural references, so it does take a second. You should maybe consider letting me write some jokes for you just to be safe."

Daniel O'Donnell fears Kristina Rihanoff "might not be alive" after their dance on 'Strictly Come Dancing' this Saturday (17.10.15).
The ballroom partners will be dancing the American Smooth on the live BBC One show and the Irish crooner is very nervous he is going to mess up the lifts and drop Kristina onto the floor.
Appearing on BBC Two spin-off show 'It Takes Two', he said: "There are lifts. And I'm afraid that come Sunday (18.10.15), she might not be alive! But anyway, I will try to keep her safe. It's not about the lift; it's the landing that's the problem! But I will try to keep her safe."
Kristina, 38, has revealed she and Daniel, 53, will be performing to the Frank Sinatra classic 'Fly Me To The Moon', and she's very excited to be matching her moves to the late legend's music.
She said: "This weekend Daniel and I are doing the Foxtrot to 'Fly Me to the Moon', which is a fantastic song so make sure you tune in!"
On this week's show viewers will also see Peter Andre and Janette Manrara dancing the Tango to New Order's 'Blue Monday', Jamelia and her professional partner Tristan MacManus dancing the Charleston to 'Straight Up' by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox and Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko performing the Samba to Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie'.