Cher Lloyd reveals she's married her hairdresser

Cher Lloyd has secretly married her hairdresser boyfriend of two years.

The singer, who shot to fame on The X Factor in 2010, revealed that she had tied the knot on November 18 with a snap of the couple posted two days later on Twitter.

Cheryl Cole, who she previously fell out with after accusing her former mentor of only being able to sing if she used Auto-Tune, was one of the first to congratulate the singer.

"Wow!! Heard your good news. Congratulations @CherLloyd I hope you have many more happy years and memories to come," she wrote.

Cher, 20, responded: "Thank you so much!!!"

And she told her fans: "Thank you for all your lovely messages !! I'm so happy!!! (: xxx."

The Swagger Jagger singer, who is attempting to crack the US, posted a photo of herself wearing a strapless lace wedding dress and veil and clutching a bouquet of roses, while her husband, hairdresser Craig Monk, donned a suit for the occasion.

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