On the surface, Cheryl looks like the same old Cheryl. But it only takes the smallest of scratches to realize the singer sitting in front of us is a totally different person to the one she was less than two years ago.
You might think one day everything is fine, and then the next you get the rug pulled from under your feet, the 31-year-old tells us.
“You have to reevaluate and reconsider, so living in the moment is the only way you can enjoy your life.”
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That’s the theme of her new album Only Human, an upbeat mix of tracks, which she says are a message about living your life and not sweating the small stuff.
The singer's perched on the edge of a sofa in an exclusive London hotel, dressed casually in ripped jeans and an animal print top but still looking like she's stepped straight off the X Factor stage on Movie Night, naturally.
She’s glowing and wearing a huge grin - and has everyone reason to be. She’s about to release her fourth solo studio album, scored a number one with the album debut, is back in wowing UK audiences every weekend and is also now better known as Mrs Fernandez-Versini.
When asked if she's thinking about starting a family soon with Jean-Bernard who she wed back in July, she smiles and tells us: “Oh god. Kimberley just had her baby, a boy who I consider as a nephew. I don’t need my own right now.
"I’ve got two... not so much in Lola, but I feel like I’ve got a little baby to take care of in Lauren on the X Factor, so I’m doing alright with 12 nieces and nephews, somebody on X Factor, and a baby with my best friend.”
When we play a game of word association (watch here) and 'married' pops up, Cheryl lets out a little laugh and that beaming grin turns into a megawatt smile.
But just two years ago it was all very different. She was told she had 24 hours to live after contracting malaria and not long after, in 2011, Simon Cowell sacked her from the US version of the X Factor after just one episode. When asked her about her lowest points, she jokes: "How long have you got?”
Continuing, Cheryl says: “Probably when I was sick to be honest. It puts everything into perspective when it’s your health.
"You can have anything in the world but if you haven’t got your health, nothing else matters. Even if you do have money and you’re fortunate to have money, you can’t always pay to be healthy.”
In her new single, out on Sunday, she sings the line ‘I don’t care and it feels so f**king good to say I swear’. But what does she care about now?
“That everything else outside of work is happy and healthy. Family, friends, loved ones, dogs. Not necessarily in that order, but I won’t say the other order as I might get in trouble,” she grins.
It's Cheryl day here at Mirror Celebs! Come back later for part 2 of our interview and head here to check out our other Cheryl treats.
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