Cheryl’s Instagram HACKED: Trolls write ‘F*** Liam Payne’ on her social media account

With pregnancy speculation growing faster than any baby bump, Cheryl has been silent on Instagram for the past week – but her latest post is sending shockwaves around the social-media sphere.

The singer, who has amassed 2.7m followers on her picture-sharing account, seemingly became the victim of a cyber attack on Monday morning, with a hacker flooding her page with satanic messages targeting Liam Payne.

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Marking the first sign that something wasn’t quite right, the opening post encouraged people to follow a random Twitter account, captioned with the words: “Hes my bae!! (sic)”

Moving swiftly on, the second and third posts were much more sinister, with one message alongside an upside down cross reading: “666 f*** Liam Payne,” in reference to her One Direction beau.

Whilst another image featured a “666” cross along with the morbid message: “HAIL SATAN 666 B**** THATS WHAT WE DO (sic)” - revealing that heavy usage of the Caps Lock key is something else that they do.

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Followers were quick to point out the star had been hacked, asking people to report the pictures, with one writing: “@instagram pls do something for goodness sake (sic).”

One user called out the hacker, commenting: “Are people actually so stupid that they hack someone, then post their name? Get a brain. And a life,” as another added: “Such a sad world we live in. Get a job and focus on that. Not hacking someone. Suppose that’s the closest you’ll get to being a someone.”

Ultimately, Cheryl’s Soldiers claimed virtual victory as the posts remained on her feed for a mere 45 minutes until they were removed.

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Meanwhile, Cheryl recently confirmed she has finalised her divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, with reports claiming that the case was concluded in just 14 seconds at London’s Central Family Court.

The star’s rep said in a statement: “Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini have today obtained Decree Nisi in their divorce proceedings. No further comment will be made and they ask for their privacy to be respected.”