Cher Lloyd Confirms Marriage Split After 13 Years

The 32-year-old singer addressed the separation after followers noticed she had stopped wearing her wedding ring in recent photos. Her marriage to Monk, a former hairstylist who first met Lloyd while fitting her for hair extensions in 2011, produced two daughters, Delilah-Rae and Eliza Violet. The couple married in 2013, just two years after their unconventional first meeting at a hair salon, which the singer once famously described as an embarrassing encounter involving an escape from paparazzi.

This personal transition arrives during a profoundly difficult year for Lloyd, who has been mourning the death of her father, Darren. The 53-year-old passed away earlier this year, a loss that followed several years of public concern regarding his health and the strain of being separated during pandemic-era travel restrictions. Lloyd remains a prominent figure in pop culture, having transitioned from her high-profile 2010 X Factor debut to a career marked by both commercial success and creative friction within the music industry. Her recent musical output, including the 2025 single Head Down, reflects on the isolation and pressures she faced as a young artist navigating early stardom.