Viewers did not enjoy the pop star's performance of her first single in four years with some even claiming they were turning the volume down'on their television
CHERYL Tweedy has been accused of miming during her "terrible" performance of Love Made Me Do It on The Graham Norton Show.
The 35-year-old pop star, sung the first track she has released in four years, but was told to "retire" by viewers at home who claimed she wasn't singing live.
But show insiders said: "Cheryl was singing live, 100 per cent. She obviously had some backing vocal but her vocals were all live."
A spokesperson confirmed: “Cheryl sang live during her performance on The Graham Norton Show this week. Any suggestion otherwise is false.”
Scores of Cheryl fans also took to twitter to defend the star as the performance gripped millions tuning in.
Former X Factor judge Cheryl has not had much luck with her musical comeback following her recent performance on the ITV talent contest which saw people brand her singing as "painful" and ";awful".
And tonight was no different, with one person tweeting: "#cheryl cannot sing, cannot dance, cannot talk, has an ugly personality yet keeps subjecting us to her “music”. Just f***ing retire already, you cannot sing!!#grahamnortonshow."
Another wrote: "Just stop it Cheryl - please. It’s wrong on so many levels."The music out these days is rubbish. Cheryl can't hold a note, terrible song!"
Someone else commented: "Cheryl cannot sing, cannot dance, cannot talk, has an ugly personality yet keeps subjecting us to her 'music'. Just f**king retire already, you cannot sing!!"
And one other unimpressed viewer remarked: "Ffs Granny Cheryl needs to give it a rest now what a s**t song. Can't dance stop embarrassing yourself!"
Others were quick to claim they thought she was miming, one said: "See Cheryl has returned to using a prerecorded track after the disaster that was her xfactor appearance! #grahamnortonshow"
Another said: "Am I supposed to pretent I dont know cheryl is miming#GrahamNorton"
But it wasn't all bad as Cheryl did receive support from a number of fans, with one posting: "Cheryl, here come the troll losers, pathetic bunch. Ignore them! Love you! #GrahamNorton."
Another wrote: "Cheryl you Q U E E N what a P E R F O R M A N C E!!!!! Smashed it! So proud!"
And someone else shared: "Have and always will be a fan of Cheryl. Ignore the haters! You were fab!"
Cheryl revealed on the show she will "possibly" release MORE music and an album in the wake of her comeback flop.
The former Girls Aloud star admitted streaming has made her have second thoughts about putting out a record - despite having enough "material" to release one.
She said: "I have a body of work so I do have enough material for an album but since I've been gone, streaming has come in so I will release singles and possibly do an album sometime."
Cheryl joined Graham for a chat alongside Steve Carell, Dawn French and Creed 2 star Michael B Jordan after performing Love Made Me Do it.
Talking about the inspiration for her new single, she insisted that the track wasn't about her ex Liam Payne, who she split from in July.
Instead, she said: "It kind of pokes fun at myself. It's not about anybody."
It's been four years since Cheryl last released music and she admitted that her break from the industry helped her "refocus".
She confessed: "I needed it. You get into a routine and are on a treadmill for years and years.
"When you have a break, you have time to refocus and re-appreciate everything. It feels good."
Her comments come after Cheryl previously vowed to quit music if her comeback failed to dent the top 80.
After her single Love Made Me Do It limped in to the charts at No. 19 it nosedived to No. 48 in official chart figures — and has since moved one place to No. 47.
Streaming figures paint an even bleaker picture, showing she had slipped down to No. 110 in the daily Spotify charts.
A source told The Sun: "It's dropping down the rankings fast this week despite it being her big comeback. It could easily end up falling further by the time the final charts are unveiled on Friday."
But Cheryl isn't letting the stats bring her down and performed in Manchester to rave reviews online.
She also palled up with Little Mix and posed for a picture with the chart-topping girl group.
The ex Girls Aloud star temporarily took Jade Thirwall's spot backstage in a photo of the group and looked right at home with the band.
"WASABI.. @littlemix So lovely to see you gorgeous girl @mabel@hitsradiouk #IManchester," she captioned the post, which also included a picture with singer Mabel."
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