Cher Lloyd Speaks out : I felt so vulnerable' during her time on The X Factor.
Stunning Cher Lloyd has spoken out on how vulnerable she felt when she was on The ITV X Factor show after she was pursued by paparazzi when she was only 16 years old.
The Swagger Jagger singer shot to fame on the 2010 series of the ITV X Factor show and ultimately finished in fourth place behind One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson, and the winner Matt Cardle.
Discussing her time on the show with fellow contestant Rylan Clark, Lloyd admitted she felt "vulnerable" as photographers would pursue her as she left the studio and that Simon Cowell and his company Syco management didn't do much to protect them from paparazzi.
"At times I'd get really angry. I felt really angry because I'd go to a rehearsal, leave the studio, and (be) chased on my own, chased by a group of 20 to 25 men with cameras," the 28-year-old said on Clark's new podcast Ry-Union. "I just felt really vulnerable. There'd be a chaperone person for everyone as a group, of course, we were underage.
Despite being only 16 years old, Lloyd has made claimed the paparazzi tried to take pictures up her skirt when she got in and out of a car a practice known as up skirting.
Cher Lloyd went on to Say " I remember knowing not to wear a skirt without shorts," she recalled. "You'd go to get in the car and the first thing they'd do was place the camera below. It happened all the time and I just think, I spent a lot of time being very frustrated that I felt alone."
Cher also made claims in the past that both ITV and SYCO production team could of done lot more to protect the contestant mental health whist on the show.
Cher is now managed by ex bros member Craig Logan.
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