Cher Lloyd booed off stage at V festival

The X Factor star left stage and was seen crying before composing herself and returning to stage.

Cher Lloyd walked off stage during her performance at the V Festival at Hylands Park in Chelmsford yesterday after a member of the audience threw a glass bottle of urine at her.

The 19-year-old had been booed by some parts of the crowd and was only into her second song when the incident occurred.

Clearly shocked, she was seen backstage in tears, before she composed herself and returned to her performance.

Cher had been looking forward to the performance at the festival, headlined this year by inde bands The Killers, the Stone Roses, and Snow Patrol.

Her management advised her to stop the gig for her safety, but she did not want to disappoint the crowd who wanted to see her. She came back on stage to applause and told the crowd:

However after more bottles were thrown, she decided to end her set early.

Cher thanked her fans for their support on twitter, but explained she had to cut the gig short for the sake of her safety.

The X factor finalist has been a victim of cyber-bullying and trolling since she leapt to fame in 2010. She told Panorma earlier this year:

Her fans were outraged on her behalf: