Cher Lloyd breaks the 4,000,000 follower barrier on Twitter

Malvern's Cher Lloyd breaks the 4,000,000 follower barrier on Twitter

4:12pm Wednesday 27th March 2013 in Ledbury By Neil Watts

Cher Lloyd has around fifteen times more followers than Prime Minister David Cameron

SHE is famed for having legions of Brats as fans and now Cher Lloyd is one of the most popular Brits on Twitter.

The 19-year-old singer, from Malvern, now has more than four million followers on the micro-blogging website, becoming only the 20th British person to break the barrier.

On Monday, she took a moment to show her appreciation for the support from her army of Brats, the collective term for her fans, who now number more than the populations of Kuwait, Albania and Jamaica.

She said: Thank you so much for getting me to 4 million followers!!! So happy! (: xxx

Passing the milestone means the singer now has more followers than the likes of her former X Factor mentor Cheryl Cole, Shaun of the Dead actor Simon Pegg, Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson.

E! arlier in the day, prior to reaching the landmark, the starlet gave an example of why so many people follow her updates, tweeting:Sat with a cuppa watching @itvthismorning ! Loving itttt! Xxx (:

Fan Jeremy Bradley said he was impressed with Chers new standing among the nations top celebrities.

When you look at the very famous Brits that she has more followers than it's amazing, he said.

However, it isnt just her tweets that have proved popular, her debut Stateside single, Want U Back, went double platinum last month after selling more than two million copies.

The former X Factor finalist has also been nominated for four gongs at the Radio Disney Awards, finding herself up against the likes of Taylor Swift and Katie Perry to attract votes from fans of the California-based station.

However, Cher is still lagging behind some Twitter luminaries:

Adele 12,656,384
Harry Styles 11,833,901
One Direction 10,783,243
Niall Horan 10,555,281
Coldplay 9,899,351
Louis Tomlinson 9,717,131
Liam Payne 9,680,248
Zayn Malik 8,529,914
Simon Cowell 6,516,921
Jessie J 6,376,492
Emma Watson 6,107,664
Wayne Rooney 6,002,213
Ed Sheeran 5,936,118
Victoria Beckham 5,718,466
Stephen Fry 5,634,308
Fearne Cotton 4,329,791
Olly Murs 4,096,795
Rio Ferdinand 4,068,292
Lily Rose Cooper (Allen) 4,084,421
Cher has 4,008,282

But is rocketing ahead of others:

Jessica Ennis 1,143,287
Mo Farah 802,234
Boris Johnson 658,815
Chris Hoy 477,129
David Cameron 267,465
Ed Miliband 202,092