X Factor icon Cher Lloyd now – pop career flop, hunky husband and bitter Cheryl feud

Cher Lloyd shot to fame following her time on the seventh series of The X Factor back in 2010.

Still hailed as one of the most memorable auditions in the ITV show’s history, the singer impressed the judges with her unique rendition of Soulja Boy and Keri Hilson’s Turn My Swag On.

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After being taken under Cheryl’s wing in the girls category, Cher eventually placed fourth behind One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle.

But despite having the potential for stardom, the musician has appeared to take a break from the spotlight in recent years.

So, where exactly is Cher Lloyd now?

Finding love

Following her whirlwind time on The X Factor, Cher married hairdresser Craig Monk in November 2013.

The pair announced their engagement in January 2012 after less than a year of dating.

At the time of their wedding, Cher was only 20 years old.

Speaking about her husband, she previously said: “I love Craig and he makes me happy. I know I am going to spend the rest of my life with him.

“I have been through a lot over the past few years and I deserve to have some happiness.”

Last year, the pair celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary as Cher took to Instagram to mark the special day.

Alongside a series of loved-up photos, she penned: “Today we celebrate 8 years of marriage. I’ll love you forever.”

Motherhood

Following a four-year stint in America, Cher returned to live in the UK to start a family with husband Craig.

In 2018, she told fans: “I am beyond thrilled to inform you all that my husband Craig (Monk)and I are also expecting our first child in May!!!

“We are absolutely over the moon to share this news with you all.”

The couple later welcomed their baby daughter Delilah-Rae into the world.

Cher announced she’d given birth to a baby girl on Instagram, saying: “Our baby girl is here! We are so in love…. Delilah-Rae.. 25.05.18.”

Nowadays, the star insists that she’s a changed woman.

In 2020, Cher told The Guardian: “I’m mother to a little girl. I’ve released two albums and I’ve got a top 10 hit in America. I’m not ‘the most hated teen’, I’m 26 years old! We’ve moved on!”

Career flop

While Cher’s personal life appears to be thriving, her music career has taken a slight dip in recent years.

The star initially appeared to be a hit after releasing tracks such as Swagger Jagger and Want U Back.

In the US, she also collaborated with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Demi Lovato, Mike Posner and NeYo.

However, Cher’s most recent music has failed to take off.

In 2018, she revealed she personally contacted producers and writers to work with her as she was unsigned to any record label.

Appearing on Radio 1 Newsbeat, Cher said: “I was out there on my own fighting and hustling to get here.

“I have that fire back, I lost it before and the spark was gone.”

X Factor feuds

Following her stint on the show, Cher became “angry” that she’d be cruelly dubbed the “most hated teen” and took a swipe at producers for how she’d been edited.

She had also fallen out with mentor Cheryl after feeling that she had “abandoned” her during the show, leading to her implying on the radio that Cheryl uses Autotune.

Cher said Real Breakfast for Real Radio North West in 2011 that she’d only sing with Cheryl “if she sang live” and when she was asked if she thought Cheryl would struggle with that, she replied: “Well it is nowadays, when you haven’t got the nifty little button to press.”

Cheryl responded by tweeting: “Be Careful who you kick on your way up .. They kick you twice as hard on your way back down.. #unappreciationisugly.”

But it seems Cher learnt the error of the ways, speaking to Fabulous Magazine in 2012, she said: “I was a beast! Everyone hated me.

“I was young and foolish. Part of me was trying to show I was strong enough to do it, and then I think it all got too much for me.

“I was angry with the way I was being edited and because of that I turned into this horrible person, with a terrible attitude.”

Meanwhile, Cher also took a swipe at former judge Louis Walsh in 2018, whilst speaking to Rylan Clark on his podcast Ry-Union.

When asked by Rylan if she would want a ‘Ry-union’ with the ITV judge she didn’t hold back.

Cher said: “No because he don’t like me. Louis Walsh, was horrible to me.

“He still says stuff about me, when I left the show.”

Commenting on Louis still talking about her, she added: “When Louis’ not doing X Factor, he’s not doing a lot, perhaps he needed something to talk about. He started on me.”

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