5 November 2006
X FACTOR star Anthony Hannah has battled against a double family heartache, The People can reveal.
The teenage singer's dad Anthony Snr was a violent CRIMINAL in and out of jail for robberies as his son grew up.
And Anthony's troubled mum Carol is an alcoholic who left his grandmother to raise the lad singlehandedly in one of Liverpool's toughest areas.
But his beloved "Nan" Hetty did a brilliant job - and Anthony, 17, could now be on the verge of winning the ITV talent show with his mates in boy band Eton Road.
Last night a family friend told The People: "It's amazing that Anthony has got where he is today.
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