Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow serenaded Cheryl Cole over the phone. The couple had called each member of Girls Aloud - Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Sarah Harding - individually to convince them to support Chris' band Coldplay.

But when it came to persuading "The X Factor" judge Cheryl, the pair decided they needed to make an extra-special effort and sang a rendition of the girl group's hit "Sound Of The Underground."

Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle likes her new boyfriend Jason Bell because he is "not showbiz at all." Nadine has been spotted soaking up the sun in Florida on her first holiday with the American football star since they met four months ago.

Nadine, 23, told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "He plays American football, he played in the Superbowl, and he is so smart. Not showbiz at all."

Cheryl Cole has branded the Spice Girls "b****es" whose success has been overblown.

The Girls Aloud singer - who is currently starring as a judge on U.K. TV talent show "The X Factor" - claims the 90s group don't deserve to be lauded as pop icons because their reunion was so short-lived and they are not as talented as her band.

Nadine Coyle is splashing out more than $1 million on a Los Angeles hotel. The Girls Aloud singer - who already owns two bars and a restaurant in the area - is planning to completely refurbish the rundown building and turn it into a hot spot for Hollywood A-listers.

A source said: "She has been searching for the right place for a while. The hotel will be done out with an old 50s Hollywood theme."

Sarah Harding says Girls Aloud only have "one or two albums" left before they split. The 26-year-old singer admits the band - made up of Sarah, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberly Walsh - have accepted their chart success can't last forever.

When asked how much longer the group will stay together, Sarah replied: "There are still one or two more albums in us."

Nicola Roberts is carrying a skull around to ward off men.

The Girls Aloud singer says the creepy head on a stick - which has a tuft of red hair to match hers - helps frighten off potentially troublesome boyfriends.