From ordinary girl to record-breaking female powerhouse with five platinum albums to her name, this tell-all biography covers all the highs and lows of Cheryl Cole’s illustrious career

High-profile sponsorship deals, allegations of a nightclub assault in 2003, and marriage to England footballer Ashley Cole in 2006—as well as her role as the newest judge on X Factor—have all made Cheryl Cole one of the most in-demand and talked-about celebrities today. Now, celebrity biographer Sean Smith casts his expert eye over this most remarkable star to explore the woman behind the public persona. New research follows Cole from her childhood years as a competition-winning dancer and model to that big break and the instant stardom that lay beyond. Smith assesses how an ordinary girl from Newcastle managed to cope with such a weight of media attention and, in particular, with the highly publicized heartbreak that surrounded allegations of her husband's infidelity. Fully illustrated, this enthralling account of one of FHM magazine's continual sexiest women of the year promises to be one of the hottest celebrity biographies of today.