Cheryl Cole
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 June 2020
"I have always maintained that I am entirely innocent of the accusations that have been made, and I am determined to fight to prove my innocence."
Tweedy has been released on bail to appear before South West Surrey Magistrates Court in
Popstars: The End? - 25/02/03 - Courtesy of Heat Magazine
The Girls Aloud and One True Voice tour has been cancelled. The bands were to perform with the other Popstars: The Rivals finalists but organisers pulled the plug citing "lack of interest". A Girls Aloud spokesperson told heat "This doesn’t affect the girls - they’ll do their own tour."
Tweedy attacks - 13/01/03
Geordie Cheryl Tweedy from Girls Aloud has been arrested after an alleged attack in a nightclub.
The Girls Aloud singer is accused of punching law student Sophie Amogbokpa, 39, who was working as a toilet attendant at The Drink in
Police held her for 10 hours until she sobered up and could make a statement.
A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "A 19-year-old woman was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault in the early hours of Saturday morning."
Ms Amogbokpa was taken to the
Last night tearful Cheryl said she was "shocked and horrified" by allegations that she had screamed at club worker Sophie Amogbokpa: "You f***ing black bitch. I will deal with you."
Sophie is vowing to press charges after suffering a swollen eye in the brawl, which erupted when Cheryl went to the club’s loos with bandmate Nicola Roberts on Friday night. Trouble started when Sophie demanded they hand over cash for two lollies that they picked up from the side.
Cheryl, one of the five girl winners of ITV1’s Popstars: The Rivals, said: "She called me a bitch so I told her to get lost. "Then she punched me in the face. I hit her back and called her a f***ing bitch."
"I only acted in self defence because I was hit first. I admit I may have called her a bitch in the heat of the moment but I never made any racist comments to her. I am really distraught that people are accusing me of racism, it couldn’t be further from the truth.
After her night in the cell, Cheryl was granted police bail on Saturday morning and immediately rang her mum Joan Callaghan in Heaton,
She grew up loving music made by coloured artists and Javine Hylton, who is black, was one of her closest friend on the Popstars show." Oh, so that’s alright then.
A Polydor spokesman said last night: "A decision will be taken on today as to how to proceed. Cheryl strenuously denies she made racist remarks."
Tweedy sings Aloud - 07/12/02
Geordie babe Cheryl Tweedy has done it. She has made it in to the final girl band Girls Aloud, and to top it off she was the first girl in. After months of auditions and moving into the Pop Rival house, Cheryl is now one of the lucky five who are heading for fame and fortune.
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At the age of 16 Cheryl auditioned for the Royal Ballet Summer School in
Despite securing a place at the Royal Ballet School and getting distinctions for her dancing from the Royal Academy of Dancing, Cheryl wanted to sing so auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals - the rest, as they say, is history. Soon after hitting the number one spot with Sound of the Underground Cheryl was accused of Racially Aggravated Assault following an altercation in a nightclub toilet. She was sentenced to 120 hours of community service and accusations of racism has plagued her ever since.
In 2006 Cheryl married footballer Ashley Cole, a move which saw critics of both celebrities rubbing their hands in glee (it has been suggested that the marriage was one of convenience with both Cheryl’s rumoured racism and Ashley’s rumoured homosexuality cited). The wedding took place following the World Cup, a tournament during which Cheryl officialy joined the WAG collective. However she remains determined to remain more than just a footballer’s wife - the continuing success of Girls Aloud has so far seen to that.
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