Cheryl Cole: I didn't have the claws out for Nadine Coyle
Cheryl Cole is about to reunite with her Girls Aloud bandmates
Next move for Nadine Coyle after Thornhill College is Girls Aloud
Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole and Cameron Diaz attend the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle
The envy of his mates: Conor Smyth (16) gets a kiss from Nadine Coyle backstage at the Girls Aloud concert
Nadine Coyle
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole and Cameron Diaz attend the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
Singer Cheryl aCole attend the "Amour" Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2012 in Cannes, France.
Singer Cheryl Cole (bag detail) attend the "Amour" Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2012 in Cannes, France.
Singer Cheryl Cole attend the "Amour" Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2012 in Cannes, France.
Singer Cheryl Cole attend the "Amour" Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 20, 2012 in Cannes, France.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole and Cameron Diaz attend the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole and Cameron Diaz attend the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Cheryl Cole attends the UK film premiere of 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' at BFI IMAX on May 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
Girls Aloud:
Girls Aloud
Joey Dunlop
The Wondergirls, who are being billed are the Asian answer to Girls Aloud
The Wondergirls, who are being billed are the Asian answer to Girls Aloud
British group Girls Aloud, from left, Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole arrive at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
British band Girls Aloud, from left, Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole arrive at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
British group Girls Aloud, from left, Nadine Coyle, Kimberly Walsh, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole arrive at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
British group Girls Aloud perform at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
British group Girls Aloud perform at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
British group Girls Aloud perform at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
British group Girls Aloud pose backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009 after winning a prize for best British Single of the year. From left, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberly Walsh. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
British band Girls Aloud react after collecting the Best British Single Award at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court exhibition centre in London, England, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)
LONDON - FEBRUARY 18: Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud poses after winning the Best British Single backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON - FEBRUARY 18: Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud poses after winning the Best British Single backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON - FEBRUARY 18: Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud poses after winning the Best British Single backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON - FEBRUARY 18: Girls Aloud Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh pose after winning the Best British Single backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
LONDON - FEBRUARY 18: Girls Aloud Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh pose after winning the Best British Single backstage at the Brit Awards 2009 at Earls Court on February 18, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images)
Smash Hit: Nadine (centre) and Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud - official tour image
Girls Aloud - official tour image
Girls Aloud - official tour image
Girls Aloud - official tour image
Pop princess Cheryl Cole has revealed she has no qualms about referring to Nadine Coyle as the “lead singer” of Girls Aloud.
In her new autobiography the former X Factor judge writes frankly about her relationship with the Londonderry singer.
‘Cheryl My Story’ also charts her rise to fame from a Newcastle Upon Tyne council estate, her doomed marriage to England and Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole and cheating death after contracting malaria in Tanzania.
The band separated to do solo projects in 2009, but is expected to reunite for their 10th anniversary later this year. Cheryl says she knew Nadine (right) was serious about going it alone when she brought her own manager onto the Girls Aloud tour bus.
“It was no secret Nadine was trying to launch a solo career in America,” she said.
“She’d been living in the States for several years by now and was forever travelling back and forth.
“I felt we were lucky she was prepared to split herself in two. This was different, though. Having her manager actually on tour with us was crossing the line, and that’s when I knew that it was finally time for us to take a break.”
In the book, the stunning Geordie recalls an incident were Nadine was three hours late getting into their car.
“‘You’re taking the p***!’ we all shouted at her,” Cheryl said. “You’ve been getting later and later every day and we can’t be sitting around waiting for you!
“I think she had just overslept, and she was very apologetic.”
Cheryl said she had no problem with calling Nadine the “lead singer” of Girls Aloud and says “she gelled easily” with her.
Fuelling rumours the band was splitting, US-based Nadine didn’t show up to a Brit Awards ceremony, when Girls Aloud were nominated in the Best Group category.
Cheryl said: “I think we all expected her to come up with some sort of excuse, but she actually just admitted, ‘It’s not really my thing’.
“I can remember a sort of stunned silence, like we’d all be slapped in the face, but I was so cut up about my marriage this didn’t really make the impact it probably should have.”
Earlier this year Cheryl met up with all of her Girls Aloud band mates, “proving that we haven’t had fallouts the press would like to think we have”.
Cheryl: My Story, |published by HarperCollins, is available in book shops now
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