A man glassed by X Factor wannabe Lucie Slater has vowed to make it as a swimming coach once again after he was forced to temporarily give up his career.
Scott Aitken, 27, needed 30 stitches and two hours of surgery after he was attacked by Ms Slater in June last year.
The attack damaged two nerves, cut an artery and forced him to give up work as a swimming teacher.
But the club DJ, of Ashington, Northumberland, has now returned to teaching the sport.
On the night of the attack, Mr Aitken had been for a night out in Newcastle with Ms Slater before they returned to his home.
The former girlband member, who was thrown off X Factor for her crime, struck out when she allegedly discovered a message from another girl on Mr Aitken’s Facebook page.
