{"id":26816,"date":"2026-08-04T03:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26816"},"modified":"2026-08-04T03:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:36:25","slug":"cheryl-deserves-her-big-comeback-its-time-for-her-to-tell-her-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26816","title":{"rendered":"Cheryl deserves her big comeback \u2013 it&#8217;s time for her to tell her story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI243833089-a9a8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29287222\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Cheryl is \u2018plotting a major comeback\u2019 after years away from the spotlight (Picture: David Fisher\/Rex\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>When it was rumoured Cheryl would be heading over to the Scottish Highlands to take part in The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/celebrity-traitors\/\">Celebrity Traitors<\/a>, I was thrilled.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The woman once dubbed the nation\u2019s sweetheart, the most photographed celebrity in the country, always present at the pinnacle of 2000s Saturday night TV, has all but vanished.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, the former <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/girls-aloud\/\">Girls Aloud<\/a> star wasn\u2019t confirmed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/05\/02\/celebrity-traitors-season-2-cast-confirmed-filming-begins-28205946\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as part of this year\u2019s star-studded line-up.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Cheryl <em>is<\/em> reportedly taking the next steps towards a big comeback by way of a new tell-all documentary. And it\u2019s been a long time coming.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/the-x-factor\/\">X Factor<\/a> judge has been keeping an understandably low profile in recent years since the death of her former boyfriend <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/liam-payne\/\">Liam Payne<\/a>, with whom <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/21\/liam-paynes-son-bear-8-inherit-one-direction-stars-eye-watering-fortune-28864168\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she shares her son Bear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing a statement shortly after the tragedy, Cheryl called the former <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/one-direction\/\">One Direction<\/a> star\u2019s death \u2018earth shattering\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI226099563-a067.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29287221\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Cheryl and Payne welcomed their only son, Bear, on March 22, 2017 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, her former bandmate <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2021\/09\/05\/girls-aloud-star-sarah-harding-dies-aged-38-following-battle-breast-cancer-13183796\/\">Sarah Harding died in 2021<\/a> following her breast cancer diagnosis, leaving Cheryl heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl was also left \u2018nervous and on edge\u2019 at the hands of a stalker, who was jailed in January after turning up at the singer\u2019s home\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/14\/cheryls-convicted-killer-stalker-jailed-breaching-restraining-order-22725873\/\">multiple times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s undoubtedly been through so much. It\u2019s time she shared her story on her own terms.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s absence, while completely justified, is a huge contrast to her younger years, where there was rarely a magazine without her on the cover, or a TV show without her at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>Everything she touched turned to gold, whether it was a pair of fluttery Eylure false lashes, or some L\u2019Oreal Elnett hairspray which promised to give us her iconic bouncy blow-dry.<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl was the face of showbiz in the UK; her turbulent marriage to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ashley-cole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ashley Cole<\/a>, an even more tumultuous one with <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/26\/cheryls-ex-jean-bernard-fernandez-versini-strangely-shares-photo-together-nine-years-split-23247559\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini<\/a>, and the most enviable 2000s wardrobe every girl was after.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PM21105961-c0e7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29287220\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>What a time to be alive\u2026 Cheryl\u2019s iconic National Lottery shoot with then-husband Ashley Cole (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI299050432-e327.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29287219\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Cheryl became an iconic WAG figure during the 2006 World Cup in Germany (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while she\u2019s taken some much-needed time away from the spotlight, having Cheryl back on her own terms would be a big win for fans.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 43, is rumoured to be in talks for a revealing documentary about her life, focusing on the highs and lows of everything from her start on Popstars: The Rivals, to her love life.<\/p>\n<p>A source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/39940735\/cheryl-comeback-own-documentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sun<\/a>: \u2018Cheryl is incredibly picky about what she chooses to do these days and spends a lot of time on motherhood, but she feels like she has a story to tell.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The project is likely to prompt a bidding war between the likes of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Netflix<\/a>, Amazon Prime and Apple.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/18\/nadine-coyle-ive-wondered-things-legal-girls-aloud-28782204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">while I was interviewing her close friend and former bandmate Nadine Coyle, <\/a>she shared anecdotes from the days of Girls Aloud, Cheryl\u2019s cheeky Geordie side, her popularity with the public, and her kindness. 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wp-image-29287227\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Cheryl is considering signing up for a major documentary focusing on her career successes (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It reminded me just how present she used to be within the entertainment industry and, bar the odd beauty campaign and trip to Disney, how off-grid she really is these days.<\/p>\n<p>While critics are claiming her \u2018ship has sailed\u2019 and the announcement of a documentary is just another in the long line of celebrity tell-alls (Victoria Beckham, Jesy Nelson, Katie Price), it\u2019s undeniable that Cheryl brought a certain glamour to showbiz which is yet to be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>That goes without saying that a tell-all documentary would have to be just that. Warts and all.<\/p>\n<p>She would need to address both the highs and the lows<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/11\/17\/i-dont-know-why-youd-bring-it-up-cheryl-addresses-toilet-attendant-assault-charge-after-backlash-over-loreal-deal-8149594\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">, including her 2003 assault charge.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The time for new music from Cheryl has come and gone, but having her back on her own terms? 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