London: Singer Alexandra Burke is fuming over her mother`s decision to pen a tell-all book about her troubled upbringing.
`The Hallelujah` singer reportedly had a fight with former Soul II Soul star Melissa and accused her of cashing in on her fame.
Lawyers for Alex`s record label Syco were called in, but Melissa insisted she would press ahead with the tell-all book which features a picture of her daughter on the cover, the Daily Express reported.
The former `X Factor` star has now cut all contact with her mother, who is suffering from kidney failure.
"It`s all kicked off. Alex couldn`t understand why Melissa would want to write a book against her wishes. She has a very dramatic past and doesn`t want it all being dragged up again. So she begged her mum not to go ahead but Melissa needs the money," a family insider said.
"Everybody thinks she`s rich because she has this popstar daughter but the truth is she`s an ill woman struggling to get by. Alex does her best to support her mum and would have kept doing that, but she said she`d have to get lawyers involved and sue if Melissa went ahead with her publishing deal."
The book, titled `Heart And Soul`, will reveal Alex`s impoverished upbringing and is set to be published in April.
A source close to the star said: "Alex wants to write her own book in the future, telling her story in her own words. This could destroy that. She has a very volatile relationship with her mum. All she wants is Melissa to support her, not always try and be in the spotlight."
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 09:19
