Cheryl Cole: Her Story - the Unauthorized Biography by Gerard Sanderson
Authors: Gerard Sanderson
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days after the auditions, the moment she and all the other hopefuls had been waiting for arrived – when the three judges jetted around the country to inform them all which of the fifteen boys and fifteen girls would make the final twenty.When Geri arrived at her door in Newcastle, Cheryl was a bag of nerves. What news had the former Spice Girl brought? Had Cheryl impressed the judges enough with her abilities? Or had Geri decided to pick her doppelgänger Emma Beard for the final ten, thus making her own place in the band redundant? Cheryl led the global superstar into her family’s sitting room to discover her fate.
As they sat facing each other on the couch while the camera crew set up, Cheryl tried desperately to read any clues in Geri’s face. But Geri gave nothing away: even when the cameras started rolling she looked stern and emotionless. ‘Do you want the good news or the bad news?’ she teased. ‘The comments are that we thought you held back. We could tell that you did not give your all. As a performer you’re beautiful, you absolutely blew us away. You’re absolutely stunning looking and there are a lot of people that loved you.’
Cheryl wasn’t sure where Geri was going with this. She’d said some negative things and some positive things. Did this mean she was in or out? She had seen in the previous series of Popstars that at this stage of the game the judges played with contestants, convincing them that the journey was over only then to reveal they had made it through. Could this be what Geri was doing?
Geri continued: ‘Do you feel positive about your week?’ Cheryl replied, ‘I’d like to, but not at the minute.’ Her heart sank. This wasn’t going as well as she’d hoped. Was she about to stumble at this last hurdle and miss out on this chance of a lifetime? Only Geri had the answer. ‘Okay,’ began Geri, ‘that was the bad news … because you’re in.’ The words that tripped off Geri’s tongue echoed in Cheryl’s ears. ‘You’re in! You’re in!’
Cheryl couldn’t believe it. She had done it: she had got through to the final ten. She squealed and threw her arms around Geri and squeezed her as tightly as she could. But then her joy and elation turned to mock anger and the feisty girl jokingly told Geri off for her wicked ruse. ‘You shouldn’t do that,’ she joshed. ‘That was really horrible. You shouldn’t be allowed to do things like that to people.’
Sadly, in another part of the country Louis was in Leicester telling Cheryl’s beloved Jacob that his journey was now over, explaining that his voice wasn’t quite ready to go any further. Gorgeous Jacob was devastated, not only because he had crashed out of the competition at such a late stage, but perhaps also because deep down he realized that this blossoming romance wouldn’t last if Cheryl continued in the competition.
Meanwhile in Wales, Jamie Shaw was delighted to discover that he had made it into the final ten boys. This meant he was in line to become a TV star and potentially one-fifth of a brand new boyband that would win the hearts of thousands of girls – and perhaps even the heart of Cheryl.
_____ Chapter 7
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Cheryl heaved her bags through the door of the plush £6 million mansion in Oxshott, Surrey, where the girls were to reside for the course of the competition. It was like nothing she had ever seen before. Beautifully furnished, it had all the mod cons you’d see in a superstar’s house: hi-tech sound systems, plasma TVs and a kitchen full of handy gadgets.
The rooms were huge, the garden expansive, and at the back of the mansion there was a tennis court. If the girls fancied a relaxing break, they had the choice of slipping into the jacuzzi, the sauna or the steam room. But the most exciting feature of the house was the massive indoor swimming pool, which the girls immediately fell in love with. The closest most of them had come to living in a house with a pool was when
As they sat facing each other on the couch while the camera crew set up, Cheryl tried desperately to read any clues in Geri’s face. But Geri gave nothing away: even when the cameras started rolling she looked stern and emotionless. ‘Do you want the good news or the bad news?’ she teased. ‘The comments are that we thought you held back. We could tell that you did not give your all. As a performer you’re beautiful, you absolutely blew us away. You’re absolutely stunning looking and there are a lot of people that loved you.’
Cheryl wasn’t sure where Geri was going with this. She’d said some negative things and some positive things. Did this mean she was in or out? She had seen in the previous series of Popstars that at this stage of the game the judges played with contestants, convincing them that the journey was over only then to reveal they had made it through. Could this be what Geri was doing?
Geri continued: ‘Do you feel positive about your week?’ Cheryl replied, ‘I’d like to, but not at the minute.’ Her heart sank. This wasn’t going as well as she’d hoped. Was she about to stumble at this last hurdle and miss out on this chance of a lifetime? Only Geri had the answer. ‘Okay,’ began Geri, ‘that was the bad news … because you’re in.’ The words that tripped off Geri’s tongue echoed in Cheryl’s ears. ‘You’re in! You’re in!’
Cheryl couldn’t believe it. She had done it: she had got through to the final ten. She squealed and threw her arms around Geri and squeezed her as tightly as she could. But then her joy and elation turned to mock anger and the feisty girl jokingly told Geri off for her wicked ruse. ‘You shouldn’t do that,’ she joshed. ‘That was really horrible. You shouldn’t be allowed to do things like that to people.’
Sadly, in another part of the country Louis was in Leicester telling Cheryl’s beloved Jacob that his journey was now over, explaining that his voice wasn’t quite ready to go any further. Gorgeous Jacob was devastated, not only because he had crashed out of the competition at such a late stage, but perhaps also because deep down he realized that this blossoming romance wouldn’t last if Cheryl continued in the competition.
Meanwhile in Wales, Jamie Shaw was delighted to discover that he had made it into the final ten boys. This meant he was in line to become a TV star and potentially one-fifth of a brand new boyband that would win the hearts of thousands of girls – and perhaps even the heart of Cheryl.
_____ Chapter 7
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Cheryl heaved her bags through the door of the plush £6 million mansion in Oxshott, Surrey, where the girls were to reside for the course of the competition. It was like nothing she had ever seen before. Beautifully furnished, it had all the mod cons you’d see in a superstar’s house: hi-tech sound systems, plasma TVs and a kitchen full of handy gadgets.
The rooms were huge, the garden expansive, and at the back of the mansion there was a tennis court. If the girls fancied a relaxing break, they had the choice of slipping into the jacuzzi, the sauna or the steam room. But the most exciting feature of the house was the massive indoor swimming pool, which the girls immediately fell in love with. The closest most of them had come to living in a house with a pool was when
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