Cheryl has responded to the wave of backlash she received following her performance on the X Factor last weekend.
The mum admitted she was disheartened by the negative comments in an emotional statement this evening.
“I wanted to start by saying thank you all so much for your lovely comments and support for my performance on Sunday. You may not have read about them but I definitely saw and felt them!” she wrote.
Cheryl said she has adjusted to life in the public eye over the past 16 years: “I have always been accepting of people’s opinions. Me personally, my music and performances are never going to be for everyone. And that’s okay.”
“I let a lot of things lie but the sheer level of unbalanced negativity towards me in the tabloid press these past few days had been quite frankly shocking and I need to address it. This level of relentless abuse should not be tolerated in any walk of life,” Cheryl stressed.
“From my appearance, my body size and shape to my performance and even dragging innocent people into this as they did to Nile Rodgers simply for a clickbait headline is totally uncalled for. It also gives the trolls a bigger voice and platform.”
The Fight For This Love singer expressed her shock: “What’s even more surprising to me is that some of these people are the first to write that we should be being more socially aware and conscious of online bullying and mental health awareness.”
“Is this any different?” she asked.
The singer ended the note by thanking her fans for constantly sticking by her side, especially during times like these.
“I did watch my performance back and I loved it,” she stressed.
