Cher Lloyd was tearful when Aiden Grimshaw left The X Factor
Cher Lloyd may have been linked to One Direction's Harry Styles and Zayn Malik during her time on The X Factor, but it was actually brooding Aiden Grimshaw with whom she was caught in a clinch.

The 17-year-old rapper cosied up to Aiden at The X Factor house.

'As I walked in the girls' room, Cher and Aiden were both half lying down,' an X Factor insider tells Now.

'It looked as though they'd been kissing...

'It was obvious it was as bit of an awkward moment.'

And our mole reckons Cher and Aiden, 18, are actually a good match - while Bradford lad Zayn, 17, doesn't fancy her at all.

'I can see why it happened. Cher seems fierce but she's not,' says our source.

'She is quite quiet and almost unapproachable. And so is Aiden.

'Zayn wouldn't go for Cher in a million years.

'Of all the One Direction boys, he's the goody two shoes, but in a sweet way.

'He's really shy. All his bandmates are really boisterous, but he's not.'

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