Cheryl Cole: Her Story - the Unauthorized Biography by Gerard Sanderson
Authors: Gerard Sanderson
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rest of the world reading the newspapers that she wasn’t the same person they were reading about?
But things were to get worse for Cheryl. A little while later she was unceremoniously thrown out of the Baja Beach club in Gateshead after being accused of starting a water pistol fight with a group of Newcastle United footballers. Again, mum Joan, who was actually with Cheryl on the night out, was quick to defend her daughter. ‘There was a bunch of Newcastle players there and they came to talk to her,’ she told the Evening Chronicle. ‘She was just standing with them. Some of them were playing with water pistols, but not Cheryl. I saw it all happen and I was horrified. The bloke who asked her to leave looked in a real strop. We were all there just to have a good time, minding our own business. I don’t know what his problem was.’
No sooner had that incident passed and Cheryl’s brother Andrew was in trouble again, this time for allegedly breaking into a stolen car. The press of course had a field day, using his arrest and court appearance as an example of how dysfunctional they thought Cheryl’s family was, and a pack of journalists and paparazzi was waiting at the magistrates court in Newcastle when he arrived. His lawyer, Lewis Pearson, attacked the press for hijacking Andrew’s case and trying to use it against his sister. ‘Andrew apologizes unequivocally for his behaviour,’ Pearson told a court. ‘What upsets him is the fact that the pressare here. His sister is a member of a pop idol band and they wish to use his conduct to shame her.’
Things were looking bad for Cheryl. Would she be able to shake off all this bad press and continue to grow and succeed in Girls Aloud? Or would all the negative stories destroy all she had achieved?
_____ Chapter 11
SOUNDS OF GIRLS ALOUD
As the controversy surrounding Cheryl and her family continued to rumble in the press, Girls Aloud were still hard at work carrying out promotional duties for their chart-topping single, as well as planning to move to London full time. They were excited about the big move but anxious, too, as they knew it would mean that they’d have to say goodbye to their friends and family for a long period of time. But they knew if they wanted to be successful and make a go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, certain sacrifices had to be made.
Their new home, after a brief spell in a block of flats in Westminster, was to be in a housing complex favoured by the rich and famous. Situated in the far north of London, it was a prime location; easily accessible for the city centre, but secluded enough for the girls to live in peace away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi and fans keen to get a glimpse of their idols. The secure gated development of four hundred luxury apartments was favoured mainly by sports stars andcelebrities, and, in keeping with the flamboyant lifestyle of the famous, residents only had to step out of their doors to find facilities such as tennis courts, a health club, a swimming pool and a private bar and restaurant.
When the girls first stepped through the gates into the lavish complex, they couldn’t believe that this was going to be their new home for the indefinite future. Only in their dreams had they imagined themselves living in such a plush place. However, as Cheryl took in her surroundings, she hoped and prayed that recent events wouldn’t mean she’d have to say goodbye to it all too soon.
Life at the complex was fun for the girls, and when they were able to find the time, they’d make the most of the facilities on site, taking a dip in the pool or having an early morning workout at the gym. Choosing who would live with whom was easy, applying the popular maxim, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. So just as they had in the Popstars house, Kimberley and Nadine shared one flat, Cheryl and Nicola another, while Sarah chose to live alone, which as an only child and a self-confessed ‘Monica from
But things were to get worse for Cheryl. A little while later she was unceremoniously thrown out of the Baja Beach club in Gateshead after being accused of starting a water pistol fight with a group of Newcastle United footballers. Again, mum Joan, who was actually with Cheryl on the night out, was quick to defend her daughter. ‘There was a bunch of Newcastle players there and they came to talk to her,’ she told the Evening Chronicle. ‘She was just standing with them. Some of them were playing with water pistols, but not Cheryl. I saw it all happen and I was horrified. The bloke who asked her to leave looked in a real strop. We were all there just to have a good time, minding our own business. I don’t know what his problem was.’
No sooner had that incident passed and Cheryl’s brother Andrew was in trouble again, this time for allegedly breaking into a stolen car. The press of course had a field day, using his arrest and court appearance as an example of how dysfunctional they thought Cheryl’s family was, and a pack of journalists and paparazzi was waiting at the magistrates court in Newcastle when he arrived. His lawyer, Lewis Pearson, attacked the press for hijacking Andrew’s case and trying to use it against his sister. ‘Andrew apologizes unequivocally for his behaviour,’ Pearson told a court. ‘What upsets him is the fact that the pressare here. His sister is a member of a pop idol band and they wish to use his conduct to shame her.’
Things were looking bad for Cheryl. Would she be able to shake off all this bad press and continue to grow and succeed in Girls Aloud? Or would all the negative stories destroy all she had achieved?
_____ Chapter 11
SOUNDS OF GIRLS ALOUD
As the controversy surrounding Cheryl and her family continued to rumble in the press, Girls Aloud were still hard at work carrying out promotional duties for their chart-topping single, as well as planning to move to London full time. They were excited about the big move but anxious, too, as they knew it would mean that they’d have to say goodbye to their friends and family for a long period of time. But they knew if they wanted to be successful and make a go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, certain sacrifices had to be made.
Their new home, after a brief spell in a block of flats in Westminster, was to be in a housing complex favoured by the rich and famous. Situated in the far north of London, it was a prime location; easily accessible for the city centre, but secluded enough for the girls to live in peace away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi and fans keen to get a glimpse of their idols. The secure gated development of four hundred luxury apartments was favoured mainly by sports stars andcelebrities, and, in keeping with the flamboyant lifestyle of the famous, residents only had to step out of their doors to find facilities such as tennis courts, a health club, a swimming pool and a private bar and restaurant.
When the girls first stepped through the gates into the lavish complex, they couldn’t believe that this was going to be their new home for the indefinite future. Only in their dreams had they imagined themselves living in such a plush place. However, as Cheryl took in her surroundings, she hoped and prayed that recent events wouldn’t mean she’d have to say goodbye to it all too soon.
Life at the complex was fun for the girls, and when they were able to find the time, they’d make the most of the facilities on site, taking a dip in the pool or having an early morning workout at the gym. Choosing who would live with whom was easy, applying the popular maxim, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. So just as they had in the Popstars house, Kimberley and Nadine shared one flat, Cheryl and Nicola another, while Sarah chose to live alone, which as an only child and a self-confessed ‘Monica from
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