Her bandmates - Nadine, Kimberley, Nicola and Sarah - added that the brunette has become more homely.

Nadine laughed: "She’s definitely more of a homebody now," with Cheryl adding that she enjoys baking banana cake.

She also insisted she wasn’t upset by rumours that her marriage was on the rocks.

"It didn’t bother me actually," she said. "If there were problems, then it would probably upset me."

However, she did agree that the constant attention on her private life can get too much at times.

"Sometimes it’s really, really hard," she explained. "Anyone who says they don’t care what people say is a liar because you’ve got to care."


Cheryl v Lily: Round 2? - May 18 2007
The war of words between Cheryl Cole and Lily Allen continues - the Girls Aloud singer has apparently hit back at Lily for calling her a "stupid bitch".

The Wag initially upset the Smile songstress by calling her "a chick with a d***" - which led Lily to complain on her online blog that she felt "fat and ugly".

But now Cheryl has struck back, telling reporters: "She should keep her mouth shut instead of feeling sorry for herself. I left school a long time ago and I have no time for this."

The Girls Aloud star added: "I have had enough of her and her big mouth. Over the last few months she has called Nicola ’ugly’, Sarah ’vile’ and my husband ’horrendous’. I can’t stand people who give it but aren’t prepared to take it."

And she told The Sun: "Yes I was bitchy about her but I never mentioned her weight. Quite frankly I couldn’t care less if she has a d*** or not."

Your turn, Lily...

Lily hits back over Cheryl jibe - May 16 2007
Lily Allen has blamed Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole for sending her into a spiral of depression over her looks.

The 22-year-old singer posted a tearful confession on her Myspace page complaining she felt "fat and ugly" and saying she was considering plastic surgery.

Now the Smile singer has revealed it was brought on by reading hurtful comments in which Cheryl branded her a "chick with a d***".

In her latest post, Lily said it was Chezza’s jibe - coupled with the constant comparisons to supermodel Kate Moss as they launched rival fashion ranges - which pushed her over the edge.

And she hit back with a furious rant at Cheryl, who is married to Chelsea star Ashley Cole: "I know I’ve said bad things about people in the past, though the majority of them have been blown way out of proportion, but this I mean.

"Cheryl, if you’re reading this, I may not be as pretty as you but at least I write and SING my own songs without the aid of autotune. I must say taking your clothes off, doing sexy dancing and marrying a rich footballer must be very gratifying, your mother must be so proud, stupid bitch."

Cheryl made her comments during an appearance on Gordon Ramsay’s Channel 4 show The F Word.

Cheryl’s heartache over false rumours - Jan 10 2007
Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole has spoken of her distress over false rumours about her husband.

The pretty singer said football star Ashley - who she married last July - coped with the untrue reports about his sexuality better than she did.

The Chelsea star has successfully won damages from a newspaper over the allegations.