(Not) Keeping a low profile

[Gob]

A singer was caught after knocking down a pedestrian in a stolen car - when her victim spotted her on X Factor.




Paige Flaherty stole a pink Mini from outside a house in Jarrow, South Tyneside, and drove to Newcastle where she collided with Chris Brown at a pelican crossing. Mr Brown, who was left bruised, ended up with the wrong details for Flaherty after the accident and thought that would be the last he, or the police, saw of her.

But the 19-year-old, who was a member of girl band 'Twisted', was arrested when Mr Brown spotted her on the TV talent show.

At Newcastle Crown Court today Flaherty, of Jarrow, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and driving with no insurance on August 29, 2011. Flaherty, who has never been in trouble before, will be sentenced in April after the preparation of probation and medical reports.

Judge Esmond Faulks granted her bail in the meantime and did not give any indication of what the sentence would be.

And the judge said at the end of the short hearing: 'I don't watch X Factor so I am out of the loop.'

[here you go judge]

[Sean]

Tell me it wasn't the same pink mini they are shown getting out of at the beginning of that clip...