Cher Lloyd has showed off her growing baby bump for first time since announcing she is pregnant with her second child.
The former X Factor star, who is already mum to four-year-old Delilah Rae, announced the happy news on Instagram on Tuesday.
Sharing a snap of her scan with a baby outfit, she told her 2.7 million followers: “Baby number 2, we can’t wait to meet you.”
It is the second child for 29-year-old Cher and her hairdresser husband Craig Monk, who she married in 2013.
After fans and famous pals – including fellow X Factor star Katie Waissel – rushed to congratulate the singer, Cher uploaded a new picture.
Thanking people for their well wishes, she shared a black and white snap of daughter Delilah-Rae cuddling her bump.
She captioned the photo: “Thank you for all the lovely messages, we’re over the moon.”
Commenting underneath, one fan wrote: “The cutest!!! Delilah’s gonna be such a good sister!! Wishing you a safe and smooth pregnancy."
Another said: “I remember your post about your first pregnancy like it was yesterday, and look at Delilah now! Baby #2 is so lucky they will have the best family.”
A third added: “This is THE picture I needed to see today, sending you all the love and happiness. You deserve it.”
The Sirens singer rarely shares snaps of her family, preferring to keep her social media pics related to her or work.
But at the start of the year, Cher dropped hints that some “exciting” news was on the way – and now we know what it is.
However, the star says she wouldn’t allow her children to follow in her footsteps when they grow up as she feels The X Factor “messed” her up.
She told the Sun on Sunday: “If I had a 16-year-old daughter, I wouldn’t let her do a show like that. I wasn’t ready nad it just messed with my head.”
Cher added she was a “very confused, angry 16-year-old” during her time on the show, which led to her making several mistakes.
Incidents of alleged diva behaviour saw her branded the 'most hated teen' in Britain - a brutal label that would take her years to bounce back from.
Cher was eliminated in the first round of the finals and ended up clashing with mentor Cheryl after she accused her of abandoning her.
She moved to the States in 2012 and achieved a number 12 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Want You Back.
But her second US single Oath only scraped in at number 73 and in 2014 she split with her American label Epic.
After living in America for four years, Cher moved to Essex with Craig and they started a family.
These days, she is still singing and continues to release music. Her latest single BADDEST is out now.
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