Throughout her childhood Cheryl Ann Tweedy performed in a large number of modelling and fashion shows. She entered ballroom competitions, sang, acted and won a ballet competition.

She won the following competitions as a child: Boots bonniest baby, Mothercare Happy Faces Portrait competition, Best Looking Girl of Newcastle, The Evening Chronicle 'Little Miss & Mister' and Most attractive girl at the Metro Centre.

Cheryl appeared in two British Gas adverts, an SCS advert, and an Eldon Square Christmas advert with younger brother Garry.

Cheryl was working as a waitress when she entered the UK talent-search show Popstars The Rivals. In the final show she received the most votes in the poll to choose the girls for the all-female group Girls Aloud, and was thus the first to be picked for the group.

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