Cher Lloyd poses with her favourite cartoon

By JODY THOMPSON

Pout and about: Cher Lloyd strikes a wacky pose as she carries a balloon of SpongeBob Squarepants around Cardiff yesterday


She's been accused of looking cartoonish with her over-the-top red hair and wacky sense of fashion and described as a caricature of mentor Cheryl Cole - but Cher Lloyd was goofing around with an actual cartoon when she was pictured with a balloon of her favourite character SpongeBob Squarepants yesterday.

The 17-year-old threw some funny poses for the camera as she carried around a blow-up version of the television favourite ahead of the last date of the X Factor Live tour in Cardiff last night.


Laughs: The X Factor finalist posted up a picture of herself with the cartoon character on her Twitter, renaming herself SpongeBob Cherpants


Cher even joked on Twitter that she'd renamed herself 'Spongebob Cher-pants' for the day and also opined: 'Last day of the tour! I'm gunna miss you guys! :'( thanks to everyone who came and supported! Xx'

For the uninitiated, SpongeBob SquarePants is a very energetic and optimistic sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea with his pet snail Gary, who meows like a cat.


On stage: Cher belts out a song on the last night of the X Factor Live Tour at the Cardiff International Arena last night


As well as her balloon friend, Cher meanwhile was joined on the last night of the X Factor Live tour yesterday by fellow finalists including winner Matt Cardle, Katie Waissel One Direction, Rebecca Ferguson, Wagner, Mary Byrne, Paije Richardson and Aiden Grimshaw.

It kicked off way back in February and it would appear that some strong friendships have been forged - and not just between Cher and her favourite cartoon character SpongeBob.


Feeling blue: Katie Waissel, pictured singing last night, said she'd miss the tour after two months on the road


Big voices: Mary Byrne, left, and Rebecca Ferguson, right, both singing in Cardiff last night, have proved to be two of the most popular performers on the tour


Lad's night out: Aiden Grimshaw, left, and Paije Richardson, right, both had them dancing in the aisles in Cardiff last night

source: dailymail