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By GEORGINA LITTLEJOHN
Excited: X Factor finalists Cher Lloyd and Katie Waissel look happy and relaxed as they arrive for rehearsals for tomorrow night's live showIf they are feeling nervous about tomorrow's live show then Katie Waissel and Cher Lloyd certainly know how to put on a brave face.
The X Factor finalists looked as though they didn't have a care in the world as they were snapped arriving at rehearsals in London today.
They flashed beaming smiles at the waiting cameras as they sipped on soft drinks and walked into the studio in Wembley where the live show will take place tomorrow evening.
Katie, 24, and 17-year-old Cher looked happy and relaxed as they arrived to prepare for the show on ITV tomorrow night.
Arm-in-arm, the girls looked as though they have become quite close since making it through to the next round.
They are both in the same group of three girls - including Liverpudlian Rebecca Ferguson - being mentored by Cheryl Cole, so it's not wonder they have become friends.
Hiya! Katie and Cher smile for the cameras before they head into the X Factor studiosThey also took pictures of themselves and the waiting cameras on their mobile phones as they started to soak up the pop star treatment.
Cher also stopped to blow kisses at the cameras as she walked past.
They were even dressed to impress in their funky superstar attire, with Cher flaunting a pair of skinny pink jeans, a black leather jacket and on-trend over-the-knee boots.
Mwah! Cher blows a kiss to the cameras as she heads into rehearsals
Gotcha! Katie turns the tables on the waiting cameras as she takes a snap of themKatie - who was also wearing over-the-knee boots - looked like a young Madonna in her smart hipster trousers and black vest top, a string of beads round her neck and her blonde hair tied up and back from her face.
And there was no sign that they had been affected by the controversy surrounding Cheryl's decision to send the girls through to the live finals but overseeing Gamu Nhengu, who performed a note-perfect and flawless audition compared to Katie and Cher who fluffed theirs.
Victim: Ophelia Blakeway today claimed that she was bullied at school by CherCher also didn't seem to be too concerned about the story about her on the front of today's Sun newspaper.
Ophelia Blakeway, a teenage classmate of Cher's, today claimed she was bullied by the singer for two years and on a daily basis at Dyson Perrins High School, Worcester.
She said the bullying - which allegedly took place between 2006 and 2008 - was so bad she self-harmed herself and needed counselling for depression.
And she accused Cher, a Romany gypsy, of lying about claims that she was bullied at school, saying she was in fact the ringleader of a terrifying gang of playground yobs.
Speaking from her home in Malvern, Worcester, which is less than a mile from Cher's home, receptionist Ophelia, said: 'She made my life a misery for two years. I want people to hear the truth about what she was like.
'Everyone is making her sound like she's an angel, but she caused me a lot of pain. The bullying was every other day but on some days it would be a lot of times.'
And Ophelia also blasted Cher for trying to hoodwink the public into making them feel sorry for her.
She added: 'What they're saying about being fragile is nonsense because she's so confident.
'She knew Cheryl would have a soft spot for her. Cher's stubborn, strong-minded, mouthy. The whole butter wouldn't melt thing is ridiculous. It's completely the opposite.
Pop star treatment: Cher waves excitedly at fans....
... before snapping a picture of herself as she went into rehearsals"She knows who she is, she knows what she can do and she knows how to influence people to get her own way. It's what she's done all her life.'
But her claims were the last things of Cher's mind as she arrived for rehearsals smiling and waving with Katie.
Nerves, what nerves? Contestants Mary Bryne - who had just had her hair coloured - and Rebecca Ferguson flash a smile as they arrive at Wembley
Here come the boys: Members of boy groups One Direction and Storm head into rehearsals
Good afternoon! Boy band F.Y.D pose for the camerasThe two girls were joined by their fellow finalists, including Rebecca Ferguson, the third girl in their group who is being mentored by Cheryl Cole.
There must be a relaxed mood inside the contestant's house as all the finalists arrived wearing big smiles and looking happy and carefree ahead of tomorrow's show, which goes out live at 7.40pm tomorrow.
Early riser: Simon Cowell hides his eyes from the morning sun as he heads in to supervise rehearsalssource :dailymail
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