A CONTROVERSIAL X Factor star looks worlds apart from their time in the ITV competition. Viewers may remember bad boy Mason Noise from 2015 - he clashed with show boss Simon Cowell during his time on the programme. 4 Former X Factor star Mason Noise looks unrecognisable almost a decade on Credit: Instagram @masonthehealer 4 The star - whose real name is Mason Binnell - competed on The X-Factor back in 2015 Credit: Instagram @masonthehealer 4 He is now working as a healer Credit: Instagram @masonthehealer Mason, who was 21, locked horns with Simon during the infamous "Six Chair Challenge" over the length of his audition slot.
Mentored by Nick Grimshaw, he ultimately finished in seventh place overall. Almost a decade on, the star seems to have well and truly moved on from his TV days. Now working as a healer, Mason's Instagram bio describes him as a "Musician, Reiki Healer, Inner~Explorer.
" Read more on The X Factor 'LUCKY' X Factor’s Mason Noise feared he'd die of sepsis after man bit hand in pub brawl face the music I was on The X Factor with One Direction - but I made a stupid mistake Meanwhile, one of Mason's social posts further explains his new career path. He penned: "I have chosen to live a better life. "I want to participate in creating a better future , and to do that I have realised I must disentangle myself from old patterns.
"I have to quieten the mind through the connection with my heart, and commit to become more than I ever previously imagined." Most read in News TV WHO'S THAT? Dad played legendary BBC character & mum was in The Bill - guess the nepo baby BABY JOY Storm Huntly reveals how husband Kerr worked out she was pregnant OH BABY 'It’s happened again!' Storm Huntley reveals she's pregnant with second baby 'UNBELIEVABLE' Incredible moment Scots singer proposes on The Voice in shock turn of events Just a few years ago, Mason feared he would die after contracting sepsis. He was hospitalised having sustained a hand wound, which came after being bitten in a post-pub fight with a stranger.
Piers Morgan slams Mason Noise for Batman claim As the bite ended up getting infected, the rapper was rushed to hospital and forced to undergo two operation after his hand swelled up. Mason later explained: “It was classic example of wrong place, wrong time. “I’d been visiting friends in the Cotswolds, near Cirencester, with my family and we were staying on a caravan site.
“I was with a friend and his girlfriend, sitting in my friend’s car having just got home from a night out. "It was around 1am in the morning. “And this guy who looked like he was on his way home from a night in the pub walked over to us.
"He was shining a torch in the car and acting aggressively." Read more on the Scottish Sun JOBS BLOW Historic Glasgow company to close after 125 years with nearly 100 jobs at risk BANK ON IT Banks return to Scots town after closing all branches as OAP's campaign succeeds A scuffle between the pair led to Mason's knuckle cut open by what he thought was the man's tooth. Without quick treatment, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death - and severe sepsis will prove fatal in around 20–35% of people.
4 Mason battled sepsis a few years ago following a scuffle with another man Credit: Instagram @masonthehealer.
