for her parents.
Friends of the 17-year-old X Factor star say she's really feeling the weight of mum Dina and dad Darren's expectations.
‘Money's always been tight for Cher's family,' reveals a source.
‘She used to live in a caravan with her parents, brother Josh and sisters Sophie and Rosie.
'For years she was taunted at school for being a "pikey" and a "gypo".'
Although they now live in a four-bedroom terraced house in Malvern, Cher's promised to buy her parents a new house if she makes it big.
However, X Factor insiders tell Now the pressure to succeed may be too much.
‘She should be concentrating on her sound, image and career,' says a source.
‘Her parents want the best for her, of course, but they're always telling her to work harder because a record deal would make such a difference to their lives.'
Last month, there were reports that her unemployed dad Darren, 43, had been flogging pictures of his daughter in her bedroom for £25 each.
‘We have up for grabs one of Cher's photos, signed by Cher. There are only 20 of these,' he wrote on the Ebay listing.
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