X Factor favourite Cher Lloyd told fans her wedding ring is 'in the bin' prompting speculation of a split from husband Craig Monk13:53, 20 Jul 2026Updated 14:09, 20 Jul 2026Cher Loyd has split from her husband of almost 13 years and told fans she's thrown her wedding ring in the bin.‌The 32-year-old former X Factor favourite sparked speculation among fans after sharing a close-up photograph of her hand on Instagram, minus her wedding band.‌When one follower asked: “I have many questions, where is your wedding ring? What are we supposed to understand from your photos?”‌Cher swiftly replied: “It’s in the bin."The Mirror has contacted representatives of Cher for comment.‌The singer got engaged to Craig Monk in January 2012, less than a year after meeting the hairdresser when he fitted her extensions. The meeting came after Cher's success on ITV's The X Factor which catapulted the Worcestershire teen to fame.“I wanted to go for a cigarette but I couldn’t go out the front because it was swimming with paparazzi. He was the only one who could take me out the back. So that’s where I met him," she previously revealed.‌The pair married in November 2013 and share two daughters, Delilah-Rae, who was born in May 2018, and Eliza Violet, who arrived in September 2023.Cher described her relationship with Craig as “a fairytale” after getting married when she was just 20."You know when you grow up and dream of that fairy tale of course we've had our ups and downs, but honest it is like a fairy tale with me and him,” she said during an appearance on Loose Women in 2019.‌After Cher's wedding day, former mentor Cheryl reached out on Twitter at the time: "Wow!! Heard your good news. Congratulations @CherLloyd I hope you have many more happy years and memories to come. Cheryl x."The pair have endured a rocky relationship since Cheryl described the teen as 'right up my street' at her first X Factor audition.‌Cher sparked a feud with her former mentor by kicking off a bitter spat with the former Girls Aloud singer in 2012.The Swagger Jagger hitmaker took aim at Cheryl’s singing skills, and said she would only perform with her “maybe if she sings live with me”.That prompted a fiery response from the Cheryl, who took to Twitter and posted: “Be careful who you kick on your way up. They kick you twice as hard on your way back down.. #unappreciationisugly.”‌In an interview with GQ magazine, Cheryl suggested that Cher “needs to learn a lot”, and said her derogatory comment was “a slap in the face”.“I went through hell to get her on that programme. Everyone says stuff at the beginning of their career that they will learn to regret,” she explained.‌In 2018, Cher hinted that she and her former mentor had buried the hatchet, and carefully avoided getting into another war of words during an interview on ITV’s Lorraine.When asked if she’d heard from Cheryl after she welcomed baby son Bear with her late former partner Liam Payne, Cher replied: “I haven’t heard from her in a long time, she’s so busy with the baby. She’s got baby!”Cher signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco after coming fourth on The X Factor in 2010. She went on to top the Official Singles Chart with debut track Swagger Jagger.Article continues belowShortly after her debut album was released she signed a record deal in America with former X Factor USA judge LA Reid. The singer has toured with Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato.