It’s been over a decade since Cher Lloyd’s unforgettable audition on the X Factor.
The young Worcestershire singer impressed Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole with a performance of Soulja Boy’s Turn My Swag On that rocketed her to fame overnight.
But the then-16-year-old’s bad-girl attitude also made her a controversial figure on the show.
Her tantrums, alleged diva behaviour and fallouts with fellow celebs saw her once labelled as the country’s “most hated teenager”, with judge Louis Walsh saying she was “too big for her boots” after her backstage attitude.
She went on to finish fourth in the seventh series of X Factor and signed with Simon Cowell’s Syco Music, but instead of becoming the next big star, the singer continued to struggle with her public image.
So where is Cher Lloyd now? Here’s everything we know about the stroppy teenager-turned-doting mum.
Why did Cher Lloyd’s career end?
After signing with Simon Cowell’s record label, Cher Lloyd went on to release her first album Sticks And Stones in 2011, but she left the label shortly after in 2012.
Speaking about why she left to Larry King, Cher said that she and Simon didn’t agree about her career path in music.
Cher then moved to the US and got a number 12 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Want You Back, but her second single wasn’t a hit and the singer split with her US label in 2014 after being unhappy about delays to the release of her second album, Sorry I’m Late.
After leaving her American label, Cher moved back to the UK and took a break from the music scene.
What is Cher Lloyd doing now?
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While her US career was crumbling, Cher was having luck in other areas of life as she met her husband, London hairdresser Craig Monk.
The pair married in a secret ceremony after less than a year of dating when Cher was just 20 years-old.
Speaking about her relationship on Loose Women, she said: “I got married when I was 20, you know when you grow up and dream of that fairy tale, of course, we’ve had our ups and downs, but honestly it is like a fairy tale with me and him.”
Cher and Craig lived in LA before moving back to the UK and have since been living a peaceful life in Essex.
In 2018 Cher became a mother, welcoming her daughter Delilah-Rae in May.
Settled into her new life, the now 28-year-old singer is sure that she’s moved on from her controversial X Factor days.
She told the Guardian: “I’m a 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’…We’ve moved on!”
Will Cher Lloyd release another album?
After a six-year break from music, Cher released her new single Lost in 2020 and said that it was just the start of her new material.
She spoke to the Sun about her plans for a third album, saying: “There is definitely enough to fill an album or two or three or four.
“I’ve been writing and recording for the past six years but this time it’s been me going into studios and co-writing the songs.
“This process hasn’t been me not having full control over it and just being told, ‘Here’s the songs, this is what we’re doing’.
“This is me leading this with the help of other amazing songwriters and my team.
“Ultimately I really do want to release an album and I want that to be soon.”
The singer is yet to confirm a name or release date for her upcoming album.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
