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UK singer, Cheryl Cole is petrified of appearing on stage.

The Girls Aloud star believes her fellow bandmates, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh are more talented than her and fears she will be shown up on their new tour.

Before their MEN Arena show on Friday (24.04.09) the band had to give her an emergency prep talk before they went on stage as her nerves got the better of her.

Cheryl has had a lot on her mind to deal with over the past few weeks, with friends saying she has been down since her return from climbing Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief last month.

A source close to the band told The Sunday Mirror newspaper, “In rehearsals, Cheryl was downbeat and quiet. Everyone was really worried.

“She has got a lot going on in her personal life, and I think she is finding it tough being the nation’s sweetheart and dealing with all the attention that comes with that.”

The X-Factor judge, who was last week voted as the worlds sexiest woman by FHM magazine, is currently battling to save her relationship with football star Ashley Cole, who was arrested for being drunk and disorderly while she was in Africa.

She performed on stage without her wedding ring, then rushed straight to her hotel after the show.

There are plans for the 25-year-old singer to release a solo album this year, but no date has been confirmed. It hasn’t been confirmed about who she would be working with, but reports have suggested that numerous producers have been approached.

A spokesperson for the band, said, “”Cheryl is going to work on some solo music-there is no release date set for this yet as she has not recorded any music.”

Top Five worst celebrity barnets

Celebrities are renowned for their hair styles and generally us celebrity wannabes try to copy their lovely, luscious locks…well we used to anyway.

Celebrity hair dos have just gone mental! Sleek, sexy hair has become a thing of the past, as celebrities try to be more daring and adventurous with their hair styles, outdoing each other on every occasion.

Gone are the days when we would walk into the hairdressers and simply ask for ‘The Rachel’ the effortlessly sleek style modelled by Jennifer Aniston during her reign in TV hit series, Friends.

Now, if we asked for ‘The Britney’ our stylists would think we had gone mental and ask us to leave the salon and take a trip to a councillor instead.

And these celebrities aren’t much better. Take a look at these ghastly heads and just be glad you only booked in for a ‘trim’ with your stylist.

1.     Amy Winehouse

We all know that the Back to Black singer is famous for her beehive hairdo, but this is just taking it a step too far!

Its mass probably weighs more than her actual body weight put together. And then its jet black colour against her pale complexion…not good!

2.     Britney Spears

The singer has had an album of hair dos since shaving it all off last year. The US singer has had the dodgiest of extensions and wigs, from blonde tacky strands, to dull and lifeless brunette hair. Although the star is getting back on track and realising a good barnet is actually pretty useful, it’s ever so easy to remember that fateful night she thought the middle-aged balding man look was pretty sexy!

3.     Sarah Harding

Now I think Sarah may have got slightly confused when her band members asked whether she was to do a star trek to Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Instead, the Girls Aloud singer decided to go for the Mr Spock look, hoping to steal the lime light from the other band members. Don’t worry Sarah, you’ve certainly done that!

4.     Edith Bowman

Scary! Why Edith decided to go for the Camilla Parker Bowles look is beyond understanding. The rock chick Radio One presenter’s granny look doesn’t do her many favours and most likely sent her singer boyfriend, from The Editors running for the hills. Go and do some knitting Edith!

5.     Lilly Allen

The lovable Lilly Allen became not so lovable when she died her hair pink. What was she thinking? Not only did it wash her out, it looks plastic, flat and did not make her look like a rock star. Stick to brunette Lilly, it’s just safer!