Cher Lloyd becomes latest X Factor star to hit out at bosses as she says she was prescribed antidepressants aged 16 after being 'painted as the villain' on the show
Cher Lloyd becomes latest X Factor star to hit out at bosses as she says she was prescribed antidepressants aged 16 after being 'painted as the villain' on the show
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Cher Lloyd has become the latest X Factor star to hit out at bosses, revealing she 'lost her mind' and 'went to a dark place' after being 'painted as a villain' during her time on the show. The singer, 31, first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010, and after impressing the judges, and viewers, she signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco.
![[The singer first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010, but has now shared the devastating impact her time on the series had on her mental health]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/09/94587557-14332775-The_singer_first_rose_to_a_fame_as_a_contestant_on_the_ITV_show_-m-4_1738055269514.jpg)
Cher went onto leave three years later after the star revealed she and Simon, 65, had disagreed about her career path and how she couldn't handle that level of 'control'. Now, in a new interview for Paul Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast, Cher has revealed the devastating impact her time on The X Factor had on her mental health.
![[Speaking on Paul Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast, Cher confessed that due to the fact she hit out at negative attention towards her she was 'painted as the villain' by bosses]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/09/94587363-14332775-image-a-5_1738055278778.jpg)
The star confessed that due to the fact she hit out at negative attention towards her she was 'painted as the villain' by bosses. Offering insight into the show's welfare support at the time, Cher went onto add that even though she was just 16 when she took part on the show, she was prescribed antidepressants.
![[Offering insight into the show's welfare support at the time, Cher went onto add that even though she was just 16 when she took part on the show, she was prescribed antidepressants]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/09/94587555-14332775-Offering_insight_into_the_show_s_welfare_support_at_the_time_Che-m-7_1738055314813.jpg)
Cher Lloyd has become the latest X Factor star to hit out at bosses, revealing she 'lost her mind' and 'went to a dark place' after being 'painted as a villain' during her time on the show. The singer first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010, but has now shared the devastating impact her time on the series had on her mental health.
![[During her time on The X Factor, Cher was mentored by judge Cheryl, and despite her turbulent stint on the show, she said the singer was 'nothing but good' to her]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/09/94587521-14332775-During_her_time_on_The_X_Factor_Cher_was_mentored_by_judge_Chery-m-9_1738055333982.jpg)
