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BGT’s Alesha Dixon shares rare snap of brother

Her brother was graduating from the Royal Air Force

Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon has shared a rare photo of her brother, Jeroame Dixon.

The star uploaded the sweet photo to congratulate Jeroame on his graduation from the Royal Air Force.

Alesha, 38, has six siblings – five brothers and one sister.

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Alesha looked like a proud sister as she stood next to Jeroame, who was suited and booted in his uniform.

The mum-of-one captioned the post: “So proud of my brother who graduated today and was also awarded the Rothschild Trophy for highest overall standard in force protection training @royalairforceuk 🏆#royalairforce.”

Fans rushed to comment on the picture congratulating Jeroame.

One said: “Aww I bet you are proud! ❤❤.”

“A big congrats to him it’s a proud day for the family 👏🏾,” another added.

A third wrote: “Fantastic! Well Done to your brother 👏.”

It seems Jeroame chose a different path to his sister and decided to pursue a career in the Armed Forces.

Meanwhile Alesha’s own career has been going from strength to strength.

The star recently travelled to Ghana to tackle the issue of child marriage.

The singer met several young girls, who had been abducted and forced into marriage, and with a daughter of her own Azura, three, she said she felt it was something she really wanted to raise awareness on.

Speaking about being away from her tot Alesha told MailOnline: “If I’m away from her for one night I feel bad.

“I’m not one of those mothers who feels guilty, I want her to see that Mummy is passionate about her work, but this time it felt right.”

She continued: “I tried to tell her, I said: ‘Mummy is going to Ghana to try and help some young girls’. She’s three and a half so she doesn’t really understand but she is clever.

“You want to do the right things because you want her to grow up to be whoever she wants to be.”

The star admitted she was emotionally affected after meeting Felicia, 17, who was forced to marry an older man and became pregnant shortly after.

Alesha said: “I was looking at this little baby and I was thinking about my daughter and how they are both as beautiful and special, but one is living in this situation, it breaks my heart.

“I remember being pregnant and how vulnerable I felt and wanting to keep my baby clean and cosy and safe and she [Felicia] was living in a place with no running water and was sleeping on a hard floor.”

“She really touched me. You could see that sadness in her eyes,” she added.

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In other news Alesha will soon be back on our screens after she stood in for Sharon Osbourne and Nicole Scherzinger on this series of The X Factor.

Sharon flew back to Los Angeles after suffering pains in her back to consult her doctor because the pain was so excruciating.

It was then confirmed that singer Alesha Dixon would step in for Sharon temporarily.

Alesha also stepped up to judging responsibilities after Nicole was the third judge to pull out due to a “diary commitment”.


Rebecca Carter
Associate Editor (News)

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