Summary

In this, the first ever biography of Cheryl Cole, Gerard Sanderson takes an intimate look at the Geordie superstar's amazing journey: from growing up on a council estate in Newcastle to storming the charts with Girls Aloud.

In this, the first ever biography of Cheryl Cole, Gerard Sanderson takes an intimate look at the Geordie superstar's amazing journey: from growing up on a council estate in Newcastle to storming the charts with Girls Aloud. With childhood success winning beauty and talent competitions, it was clear from an early age that Cheryl was destined for great things. As part of the glamorous girl group Girls Aloud, she has garnered critical and popular acclaim, with a record-breaking eighteen singles in a row reaching the UK Top Ten. Now famous in her own right as an X-Factor judge, and as half of one of the most photographed celebrity couples thanks to her marriage to footballer Ashley Cole, the stunning star's meteoric rise to fame is recounted for the first time.