Reports have been released that Cheryl Cole was pleading to withdraw from her interview with Piers Morgan, just moments before the show began.

According to such reports, Piers had to step in to calm the singer and X-Factor judge down.

Discussing her near encounter death after contracting malaria and her divorce from England and Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole was proving to be too close to the bone for Cheryl.

She allegedly “burst into tears” and began shaking as she revealed to Piers: “I’m a nervous wreck, I don’t know if I can do this.”

However, Piers comforted her be promising he would “look after her” throughout the interview, which notched up record figures of 8 million viewers for the ‘Life Stories’ show.

Piers explained: “I arrived at the studio at 4pm and went to Cheryl’s dressing room and I could tell something wasn’t quite right. ‘You OK?’ I asked.

“She looked up at me, shook her head, and promptly burst into tears. She said: ‘I don’t know if I can do this.’ I told her: ‘You don’t have to. But I think you should.

“‘Do it once, tell the truth about all the speculation, then never discuss it again and get on with your life.’

“Those who think Cheryl is a fake, manipulative celebrity with no real feelings, should have seen this trembling, crying, vulnerable young woman in that moment.

“‘I’ll look after you out there,’ I promised. ‘I know how hard this is for you.’ ‘You’ve no idea,’ she whispered, tears still streaming down her face. ‘This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I feel like I’m going to throw up at any moment.’”

Piers joked: “Can you save that for when we’re out there?”

This brought a laugh from Cheryl and she began to relax.

Piers continued: “During the interview, Cheryl wept often, and I felt a pretty large lump in my throat myself a few times.”

Fans of the Girls Aloud singer were hooked throughout the show, which demolished the previous high rating interview of 5.2m with Katie Price.

“She was remarkably candid, honest, genuine and dignified.

“She said hugging me: ‘That was torture but I’m glad I did it.’

“So am I. That was the real Cheryl, not the cartoon character people want her to be.”

Back to her best on Sunday’s X-Factor results show, Cheryl was given a standing ovation by the audience and her fellow judges.

She revealed to Dermot O’Leary that she was anxious: “I was nervous. But I really enjoyed it.”

Posted: October 25th, 2010 under Girls Aloud.
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Often branded ? unfairly IMO ? the ugly one from Girls Aloud, Nicola Roberts is reportedly carrying a skull around to ward off men.

Nicola was given the creepy head-on-a-stick at last weekend?s Virgin Mobile V Festival by a fan, and it even has a tuft of matching red hair with the singer.

She said: “This ought to ward off any bad men. Although I hope it doesn’t scare me too much as well.

“It was meant to be. It even has my hair colour.”

The 22-year-old star recently revealed she doesn?t want a new boyfriend after she split from her long-term partner Carl Davies in May.

She said in an interview: “I’m banning men. No more boyfriends for me. I want to be on my own. I’m tired of all the bulls**t that comes with having a boyfriend.

“I don’t want to deal with anymore c**p. I’ve learned the hard way and from other people’s mistakes.

“I’ve been in a relationship since I was 16 and just want to be myself and hang out with my girls.”

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Girls Aloud.
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