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 but no one could have predicted just how successful she would become. As part of the glamorous girl-group powerhouse Girls Aloud she has garnered critical and popular acclaim with a record-breaking eighteen singles in a row reaching the UK Top Ten. Gerard Sanderson provides an exclusive glimpse into Cheryl's backstage life and all the gossip as well as her relationships with the girls. ; Now famous in her own right as a judge on The X Factor alongside Simon Cowell Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue 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.