Kimberley Walsh DEFENDS ‘best friend’ Cheryl following backlash over her raunchy X Factor performance

Cheryl has come under fire from fans recently [Cheryl/ Instagram]

Cheryl has come under fire recently after fans branded her Love Made Me Do It live performance on The X Factor as “seductive”, with the new song only peaking at number 19 in the charts.

But her best friend Kimberley Walsh, who was in Girls Aloud with Cheryl, has now jumped to her defence – and says she loves seeing her best pal “doing her thing” on stage, no matter what the critics say.

“I thought it was …