In an interview for the Evening Standard Cheryl Cole opens up about the abusive relationship she was in before Girls Aloud and her desire to perform.

‘The Mother’ of Girls Aloud as she describes herself has had a lot to deal with in the last year including affair allegations, stories about her family, not to mention being part of a very successful T.V programme.

So it’s fair to say that Cheryl Cole who was brought up on a council estate in Newcastle has come along way. But being the Geordie lass she is, has only positive things to say about where she grew up.

Of Newcastle she says: ‘I love it when I go back there, I wind down the windows because there’s a certain smell and it’s the only place in the world that gives me that special feeling.’

Cheryl is the youngest of five and is very close to her Mum, but a couple of her siblings have had a tough time with the press recently and have been less than supportive of her career. One of her brother’s has been in court over 50 times and her sister has been labeled a chav and often compared to her.

But again Cheryl doesn’t slate her family: ‘Me oldest brother, Joe, has got five kids, which is amazing, and he works at Nissan. Me sister Gillian has just had her second baby. Andrew is the next one, and me younger brother Gary has just left university and is the most adorable human being on this planet.’

Cheryl famously won her place in the group Girls Aloud back in 2002, resulting in her achieving her ambition of performing, she explains ‘It was never, ever about being famous. I hear kids saying they want to be famous and I think, “You really don’t.” ‘ - This statement obviously comes from personal experience, Cheryl has definitely had the hardest time with the press.

The singer then goes on to talk about the abusive boyfriend she had in her teens, saying: ‘It was abusive and he was taking drugs and I wasn’t very well. I was depressed and poorly for two years; really poorly mentally. I would wake up in the middle of the night and he’d be gone and every time you got a phone call you didn’t know where he was going to be. I had to end it for my health. It was like a weird wave of strength.’

Wow Chezza’s really been through the mill hasn’t she, but has definitely turned it around for the better!!

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