Cheryl Cole won't be tricked twice

Talking to The Mirror before the start of the Girls Aloud’s ‘Tangled Up’ tour began, Cheryl admitted: "I feared I would crack up so in the end I stopped reading all the stuff that was being written about me and what was going on. But it's made me realise there are people out there a million times worse off than me. People see me as a role model, but I want them to see I'm human and I make mistakes. I'm not perfect.

"I want the young girls to learn from my mistakes."

Still not wearing her wedding ring, Cheryl, 24, joined choreographer Beth Honan for a defiant cover of Kelis's song Trick Me - apparently relishing the lyrics: "You might trick me once, but I won't let you trick me twice."

Cheryl, whose duet with Will-i-am Heartbreaker is out today, also cavorted with male dancers in sizzling routines. Ashley was not at the weekend Belfast shows, the opening stage of Girls Aloud's Tangled Up tour.

In a revealing moment, Cheryl dedicated the song I'll Stand By You to those with emotional troubles.