Sequins and satin are no stranger to The X Factor stage but it was the Roman collar, trademark black glasses and hoodie of Fr Rob Galea that drew the most attention when he auditioned in Melbourne earlier this year.
“When you go to any X Factor audition people are dressed very extravagantly,” said Fr Rob, assistant priest at St Killian’s Church in the Sandhurst parish of Bendigo.
“For some, I’m just another guy in a costume.”