Cookie Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\nA spokesperson for the singer – who shot to fame when she competed on The X Factor in 2010 – has yet to comment.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old star met Craig – with whom she has daughters Delilah-Rae, eight, and two-year-old Eliza – at a hair salon shortly after coming fourth on The X Factor.<\/p>\n
She told Metro back in 2014: \u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing how we met when I think about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to a hair salon to get my hair done just after I got off The X Factor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to go for a cigarette but I couldn\u2019t go out the front because it was swimming with paparazzi.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the only one who could take me out the back. So that\u2019s where I met him.\u201d<\/p>\n
They got engaged in January 2012 and married the following year.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Want U Back singer previously declared fame to be \u201cmentally damaging\u201d and admitted she struggled with life in the spotlight after The X Factor.<\/p>\nCamera Icon<\/title><path d=\"M23 19C23 19.5304 22.7893 20.0391 22.4142 20.4142C22.0391 20.7893 21.5304 21 21 21H3C2.46957 21 1.96086 20.7893 1.58579 20.4142C1.21071 20.0391 1 19.5304 1 19V8C1 7.46957 1.21071 6.96086 1.58579 6.58579C1.96086 6.21071 2.46957 6 3 6H7L9 3H15L17 6H21C21.5304 6 22.0391 6.21071 22.4142 6.58579C22.7893 6.96086 23 7.46957 23 8V19Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 17C14.2091 17 16 15.2091 16 13C16 10.7909 14.2091 9 12 9C9.79086 9 8 10.7909 8 13C8 15.2091 9.79086 17 12 17Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"css-15pqx16-StyledPNFigCaptionText eixham84\"><span class=\"css-1drr6t0-PNCaption eixham83\">Cher and Craig got engaged after less than a year of dating.<\/span><span> Credit: <!-- -->cherlloyd<span>\/<\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She reflected to Fabulous magazine: \u201cI was a naive 16 year old, who came from such a small shielded town where bad things didn\u2019t happen, and I think I found it more difficult going on to a show like that because of where I was from and my background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI could deal with the pressures of performing at the drop of a hat, that wasn\u2019t the part I struggled with – anything creative was a dream for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cWhen it came to the world of showbiz and gossip, that\u2019s when it started to crumble and the dream turned into a little bit of nightmare. I feel like I was thrown to the wolves and it was so mentally damaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The \u2018None of My Business\u2019 singer finished in fourth place on the show, and as she began to pave her way in the music industry, she found herself suffering a daily onslaught of online abuse including racism and death threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">In 2012, the singer was forced off stage at V Festival after audience members threw bottles of urine at her, and Cher now admits the abuse left her feeling \u201clonely\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">She added: \u201cI spent most nights crying in hotel rooms – sure, they were fantastic five-star hotels, but I was so lonely. I didn\u2019t trust anyone. I thought everyone was out to get me or wanted to take the p**s out of me and ruin whatever dream I had.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.perthnow.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pop star Cher Lloyd has thrown her wedding ring \u201cin the bin\u201d after seemingly splitting from her husband, sparking rumours that a new album could be in the works. 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