In this double page spread of we love pop it features X factor’s 2010 runner up Cher Llyod who has gone onto to begin her own music career. Cher Llyod has been used to feature in a interview with we love pop as she will be instantly identifiable with readers, we love pop is aimed at 13-15 year olds the target audience have a clear interest in music and are likely to follow The hit television show The X Factor. Moreover Cher Llyod is of a similar age group to the readers she is a couple of years older, acting as a older sister/role model for the readers to look up to. Cher is wearing a bright navy blue top, with stripey black and white skinny jeans, and high black wedges, her style is un-conventional and reflects her own outside out of the box personality, by being comfortable in herself and daring to wear statement pieces of clothing that others wouldn’t she encourages the audience to be comfortable in their image and be themselves, this sends a positive message to young girls who are bombarded by images of how they should look by the media. This contradicts her image on the X Factor she was presented as very urban and raw, however her style is still rebellious as she wears daring trends. In the image she has a posing in a fun natural pose, it looks as though this image has been snapped mid-action of cher playing with the prop camera, by using this playful image, it allows the audience to see Cher as approachable, this is furthermore reflected in the interview where Cher Llyod reveals a down-to-earth side of her personality.
The main headline of the article “I was the girl parents blamed for their kids turning out wrong” instantly lures the audience into the feature as it relates to themselves, the target audience are at an age where they have just become teenagers and it is common to have disagreements with their parents on all kinds of things including their friends. Below the pull line reads “Forget everything you know about Cher Llyod...and read this interview...” this attracts in the readers as the readers already have expectations of Cher Llyod because of some of the negative press she received whilst on the X factor, furthermore it addresses their reaction to the main headline as they may make assumptions about Cher Llyod. This interview appeals to the target audience as they feel let into Cher’s life and her past, as she opens up and reveals an unexpected side to her, unlike the rebellious teenager the media portrays her as. Cher acts as an inspiration to the readers as she talks about her own hardships allowing the target audience relate to her.
Furthermore the colour scheme used are black white and hot pink, the hot pink is feminine and fun.
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