Girls Aloud members

Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy) is a founding member of the successful British pop group Girls Aloud, X Factor judge and a television personality. She is married to the British footballer Ashley Cole.

Cheryl was born on 30th June 1983 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and has four brothers and sisters.

She had an interest in performing from an early age, but came to the attention of the public when she auditioned for the UK reality TV show, Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. She proved popular on the show and was the first member placed in Girls Aloud.

Controversy

Cole has been prominently featured in the tabloid press. She was involved in a fracas with a nightclub toilet attendant in Guildford on 11 January 2003. The case went to court and she was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, but cleared of racially aggravated assault.