Cher Lloyd defends her 'supportive' X Factor mentor Cheryl despite their bitter feud that followed her tumultuous time on the show
Cher Lloyd defends her 'supportive' X Factor mentor Cheryl despite their bitter feud that followed her tumultuous time on the show
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Cher Lloyd defended her X Factor mentor Cheryl as she detailed her tough time on the show in a new podcast on Tuesday. The singer, 31, first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010 where she looked after by Cheryl - before they then famously fell out.
![[The singer, 31, first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010 where she looked after by Cheryl - before they then famously fell out]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/15/94598639-14333927-image-m-112_1738076640037.jpg)
They had a series of public spats but now it appears Cher looks back on their professional relationship with fondness. Speaking on Paul Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast, Cher said of the star: 'What I will say is Cheryl was nothing but good to me. I had a feeling that she knew (I was having a hard time) and she would always ask if I was okay.
![[They had a series of public spats but now it appears Cher looks back on their professional relationship with fondness]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/15/94598235-14333927-image-m-103_1738076438307.jpg)
'I knew that she meant it when she said it. I knew that she was actually really saying 'are you okay?' Like 'do you need help?'. 'I felt supported by her, but everything else around I just felt like it was just for the show.'. Cher Lloyd defended her X Factor mentor Cheryl as she detailed her tough time on the show in a new podcast on Tuesday.
![[Speaking on Paul Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast, Cher said of the star: 'What I will say is Cheryl was nothing but good to me. I had a feeling that she knew (I was having a hard time) and she would always ask if I was okay']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/15/94587361-14333927-Cher_Lloyd_has_become_the_latest_X_Factor_star_to_hit_out_at_bos-a-107_1738076485912.jpg)
The singer, 31, first rose to a fame as a contestant on the ITV show in 2010 where she looked after by Cheryl - before they then famously fell out. The Girls Aloud singer ended up putting Cher through to the live shows, which caused a ruckus with viewers after her Judges' Houses audition fell flat due to her bad throat.
![[During press for the song, Swagger Jagger, when asked if she speaks to Cheryl still, Cher said she had 'more chance of winning the lottery than catching up' with her]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/15/94598215-14333927-image-a-104_1738076458295.jpg)
Cher didn't win the show, but went on to launch a solo career, notably doing well in America. The pair fell out after Cher's stint on the show when, in 2011, she released her first single. During press for the song, Swagger Jagger, when asked if she speaks to Cheryl still, she said she had 'more chance of winning the lottery than catching up' with her.
![[Cher then went on to accuse Cheryl of mining during a performance of her hit track Fight For This Love (seen on X Factor with Rebecca Ferguson)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/15/94598227-14333927-image-m-106_1738076465632.jpg)
