X Factor contestant Jeanette Akua was caught up in a real life nightmare before joining the show when she was kidnapped and held at gunpoint while living in South Africa.
The 21-year-old beauty opened up about her terrifying experience to The Daily Mirror after a group of men dragged her from the streets of Johannesburg and held her ransom for two days.
South African native Jeanette revealed: "I thought they were going to kill us. In South Africa people are murdered for less than 2p.
“You hear about these stories but you never think it will happen to you."
Jeanette, who now lives in London, was 18 at the time and had been handing out flyers with a friend when the two were captured.
She continued: "They made us sit in the corner, refused to give us any water or let us use the phones.
"They had guns. My friend understood them a bit.
“They were saying, 'This is a gold mine for us.' They could tell we came from good backgrounds.
"They were calling us 'cheese girl' which means little rich girl. I honestly thought I was going to die. That kind of thing happens in South Africa."
Jeanette and her friend were finally freed when their employers negotiated a £400 ransom with the kidnappers.
"I was so traumatised I could hardly speak. I am lucky to be alive,” she added.
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