Forget Kate Moss and heroin chic, Cheryl Cole is bringing you Malaria Chic

Life really does imitate art. And nobody does it better than Cheryl. When it all began there was big hair, big clothes, big discussions about that seemingly useless but nevertheless cherished tattoo, big shoes, big friends and most of all, big love. But a year on the popularity was waning and so was the love-rat footballer husband. Down went the hair extensions (surely the samson-esque superhuman strength of all self-respecting wags?), down came the husband, down came the extravagant couture spectacle and born in its place, a new, pared down, Cheryl. Just a bit more edgy, just a bit more cool and just that bit more Tweedy.

Madonna and Gaga are not the only masters of the revolution. For Cheryl- the nation’s treasure, the x-factor sweetheart (surely no cliche too big) there are still more layers to shed. We should not underestimate the serious nature of Malaria, Cheryl’s first foray into the wide world of Surrey following weeks of recovery has revealed the best Cheryl yet.

It’s painful to admit that there are times when we don’t want to see fashion, when high fashion is crude and inappropriate and just missing the point. Make-up free in her unflattering baggy jeans, sensible flip flops and what can only be described as thermal vests best saved for a chilly night on the ski slopes, we see the true Cheryl- stunning… but fragile, vulnerable and just a little bit normal. Probably how most of us look when we’ve just spent the night clutching the toilet bowl- perhaps minus the strikingly gorgeous cheekbones. And yet, in her least glamorous guise is where her stratospheric popularity will begin again. The nineties had heroine chic with Kate Moss. We now have malaria chic with our very own Cheryl.

Lily Allen admits to loving Cheryl Cole

Week after week we hear about the people who get on Lily Allen’s nerves.

Lily Allen has taken to her Twitter to tell the world that actually, contrary to newspaper reports, she loves Cheryl Cole.

“I love Cheryl . Don’t believe what you read the papers.”

Lily has previously been known for slamming, Courtney Love, Simon Cowell, David Cameron just to name a few.

But like the rest of us, she is indeed Team Cheryl!

Louis Walsh gives Geri Halliwell a slamming

We expect it from Simon Cowell, but this time Louis Walsh has been pulling out the claws and opened his bitchy mouth.

Louis Walsh told Star Magazine that Geri Halliwell knows nothing about the music business and that he didn’t think she had the skills to be a judge:

“All I can say is, Geri who? I mean, what does she know about the music business? She got the most boos from the crowd, too.”

Several celebrity judges have been chosen as replacements for both Dannii and Cheryl and some of them Louis actually liked:

“I thought Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls was absolutely brilliant when she stood in! I liked Natalie Imbruglia, and Katy Perry was great fun.”

This comes from the man that gave the world ‘Jedward’!

Nicola Roberts to become judge on Britain’s Next Top Model

Nicola Roberts has been named as a guest host on Living TV’s Britain’s Next Top Model.

Following in her band mate Cheryl Cole’s footsteps, Nicola is set to become the next pop-star to giving this judging a go.

Nicola will appear alongside Elle Macpherson to mentor the aspiring models.

Roberts will guide them through a photo shoot for Beatbullying:

“The most important thing is that you’re able to put as much emotion into your photograph as possible, because I think that the photographs will really help thousands of young people in the UK.”

This isn’t the first time Nicola has been on a reality show, don’t forget how the Girls Aloud troop achieved success through ‘Popstar: The Rivals’ all the way back in 2002.

X-Factor postpones boot camp until Cheryl Cole has recovered

The X-Factor has postponed Boot Camp at London’s Wembley Arena due to Cheryl Cole being ill.

Cole, who was has missed auditions due to catching malaria, was expected to miss the famous X-Factor boot camp.

But producers have decided that they will hold off until Cheryl has recuperated and can be part of the second stage auditions.

Cheryl, now hurry up and get better…

Cheryl Cole texts Simon some important news

Simon Cowell has received a text message from Cheryl Cole saying that she is on the mend.

Cheryl, who has pulled out of the final auditions and boot camp for this year’s X-Factor, is in a battle with malaria and is hopefully going to be back soon.

Cowell said:

“She is on the mend and looking forward to coming back to work. She is making a good recovery.”

This year’s X-Factor judging panel has seen more personnel changes than Kerry Katona’s marital bed!

Cheryl Cole is seriously ill, but where are her celebrity friends?

Although Cheryl Cole came out of intensive care on Friday, she is still very sick as she battles the deadly disease, malaria.

Reports have suggested that the Girls Aloud star has fluid on the lungs, and is falling in and out of consciousness.

Although Simon Cowell and the X-Factor team have expressed their wishes that Cheryl returns to her healthy self as quickly as possible, we are yet to hear from any of her other celebrity friends.

Where are the get well wishes from Will.i.am, or more importantly from the rest of her Girls Aloud band mates?

Nadine’s half-hearted message was almost insulting: “Oh noo. You guys just told me about Cheryl I have been so paranoid about malaria my grandad had it. Let’s say a wee prayer all is ok. Xx“

Well at least her fans are rallying around her and hope she makes a speedy recovery…

BREAKING NEWS: Cheryl Cole is out of intensive care

Cheryl Cole has finally been taken out of intensive care following her contraction of the deadly disease, malaria.

She has recovered enough to be moved out of UCLH and transferred to a private clinic.

Hopefully this is the start of a full recovery.

We wish Cheryl all the best.

X-Factor lose Cheryl Cole to malaria, but who will take her place?

Reports have emerged that Cheryl Cole’s mystery illness is in fact malaria.

Obviously we wish Cheryl a speedy recovery, but it can months for someone to fully recover from the disease.

That means the X-Factor is short of two judges!

With both Cheryl and Danni gone, at least from the auditions, will they manage to find enough celebrity guest judges to fill the spot?

Or will we be left with the two grumpy old men, Simon and Louis?

Now that Katie Price has launched her own pop career, maybe she can stand in for Cheryl??!!

Cheryl Cole pulls out of X-Factor

Over the weekend Britain’s favourite pop star, Cheryl Cole, had to pull out of a photoshoot after she fainted during the session.

She was having her photo taken for the upcoming season of X-Factor when she passed out.

The previous day Simon Cowell had jested with her during auditions, suggesting that she was hungover rather than ill.

He said to the audience: “Cheryl’s rather ill today. She might get a bit sulky and tired if  you’re not nice to her. She’s got the disease going around called “hangover”. You need to be gentle – she doesn’t want too much noise.“

Friends of the star have complained that she has been working too hard following her split from love rat Ashley Cole.

Her PR team have just issued a statement saying that Cheryl will be cancelling her work commitments for the coming week following her doctor’s advice.

Let’s hope she recovers pretty quickly as X-Factor without Cheryl and Simon’s flirting/fighting is seriously dull!