Cheryl Cole vows to be a tougher judge for new series of ‘X Factor’

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - 'Girls Aloud' member Cheryl Cole has revealed that keeping her sexy image up consumes a lot of her energy. Cole, 26, a co-judge on the X Factor show, also admitted that she often struggles to live with the pressure of looking good.

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cheryl Cole has joked that she is planning to gift teeth whitener to Simon Cowell on his 50th birthday. Contactmusic quoted Cole as saying: "I'll buy him some teeth bleach whitener! No, I'm joking, I shall have to think about it." Cowell will turn 50 on October 7.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - 'X Factor' co-judge Cheryl Cole has not only become a big star on the show, but she has also been chosen to be an international beauty model. Cole, 26, will be joining a bevy of A-list showbiz stars like Eva Longoria, Jennifer Aniston and Penelope Cruz as one of the glamorous faces of global cosmetics brand L'Oreal Paris, reports the Daily Express.

August 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cheryl Cole is reportedly set to shell out over 100,000 pounds on her wardrobe as she judges UK TV talent show 'X-Factor'. The singer was said to have already drawn a 59,000-pound bill on her clothes for the show and was allegedly looking to spend another 45,000 pounds on the outfits.

August 27th, 2009 LONDON - X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has become the new face of L'Oreal after bagging a lucrative deal from the French cosmetics and beauty products brand. Cole will lead the L'Oreal campaign in the UK and she will start with promoting a hair product called Elvive Full Restore 5.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - Cheryl Cole has coloured her hair red. The X Factor judge made an appearance with her new red locks at Guy Ritchie's pub, The Punchbowl in Mayfair, London, this weekend.

August 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Music mogul Simon Cowell has finally admitted that he has had Botox. Cowell, 49, revealed that he had the wrinkle-fighting injection in a bid to turn back the years.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Girls Aloud' member Cheryl Cole is reportedly set to take up the role of a music manager, once her career with the band ends. Cole, 26, a co-judge on British TV talent show 'The X Factor', thinks that women make the best managers.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - 'The X Factor' co-judge Cheryl Cole is said to have been specially chosen by music mogul Simon Cowell to front a US version of the show. Senior NBC executives are due to fly to Manchester this weekend to see Cole, 26, in action at the live auditions.

June 13th, 2009 LONDON - Cheryl Cole has got a humongous pay rise after she gave the ITV show 'The X-Factor' a huge ratings lift in the last series. She will now be paid a staggering 1.2million pounds, up from 800,000 pounds.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Cheryl Cole may present a new series of hit British matchmaking show 'Blind Date'. The Girls Aloud beauty is being lined up to play the show's host and follow in the footsteps of Cilla Black, reports Contactmusic.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - Little Britain star Matt Lucas has claimed that Cheryl Cole is the only woman who could 'turn him' from being gay. Lucas, who has admitted to have never slept with a woman, says that he would happily have sex with Cole.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - 'Girls Aloud' star Cheryl Cole's barnet is the most desirable celebrity hairdo. The 25-year-old's hairstyle trounced the Victoria Beckham's pixie cut and Jennifer Aniston's sleek hairdo.

May 12th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole is reportedly the latest celeb to have a fake Twitter page set up in her name, which features a link for kinky sex. The fake page is said to have duped even Radio 1's Chris Moyles, 35, and TV star and Twitter fanatic Stephen Fry, 51, with its message boasting Cole to be a "Singer, Dancer, Judge and Climber - in that order!!" Moyles fell for it after he saw the page announce "Cheryl Cole is now on Twitter!!!".

May 4th, 2009 LONDON - Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole was left 'absolutely terrified' after she was bitten on the lips by a female fan. Cole, 25, was posing for photos outside her hotel when a teenager lunged at her, and as per witnesses the X Factor judge looked "petrified" when the incident occurred.