Cheryl Cole hits back at former protege Cher Lloyd's autotune comments
By Andrea Magrath and Sarah Bull
Last updated at 12:35 AM on 15th February 2012
If it weren't for Cheryl Cole taking a shine to her for being 'right up her street' at that first audition, Cher Lloyd could still be an unknown student and not a former X Factor star with a number one single under her belt.
So it must have felt like a slap in the face for Cole to hear 18-year-old Cher's comments today, slamming her former mentor for allegedly not singing live during her performances.
Tonight, Cheryl took to Twitter to hit back at the girl she once dubbed her 'mini-me', writing: 'Be Careful who you kick on your way up... They kick you twice as hard on your way back down.'
Scathing: Cheryl Cole hit back at Cher Lloyd's comments on her not singing live today
The Parachute singer added: 'Unnapreciation is ugly.'
The scathing tweet comes after Swagger Jagger singer Cher appeared to make fun of Cole during an interview on the Real Breakfast for Real Radio North West show.
Asked if she would ever perform with Cheryl, Cher replied: 'Maybe if she sings live with me!'
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After she was then asked if she thought the prospect of singing live would be a difficult one for Cheryl, Cher replied: 'Well it is nowadays, when you havent got the nifty little button to press!'
Presenter Debbie Oubsey asked Cher if she meant that Cheryl was relying on autotune, to which the teen laughed (somewhat sarcastically): 'What, oh no? Never, never ever!'
Cheryl famously caused controversy when she appeared to be singing over a pre-recorded backing track as she performed Fight For This Love on The X Factor back in 2009.
Catty: Cher is no stranger to causing controversy with her more barbed comments
Cher's comments come after an interview with Fabulous magazine last weekend when she said she has not kept in touch with Cheryl during her time on the X Factor.
She said: 'Cheryl understood me and she helped me a lot and so it's sad that I haven't heard from her.
'But if she wants to give me a ring she can. If not, that's fine too.'
Cher may want to watch out, as Miss Cole boarded a flight bound for London just hours after her less-than-cryptic tweet.
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