Cheryl Cole plans on telling all to Piers Morgan as £5m bidding war breaks out for her story

By Dalya Alberge and Katie Nicholl

Simon Cowell, left, has advised Cheryl Cole to speak about her marriage split to Piers Morgan on his chat show

Cheryl Cole is being lined up to tell all in a televised interview with Piers Morgan.

The newly single singer had been due to appear on Jonathan Ross’s BBC1 chat show but pulled out just a week before.

‘Cheryl will probably sing on Jonathan Ross but will not do an interview,’ a TV insider told the Mail On Sunday. 'Simon Cowell has told her she should give the sit-down chat to Piers. She wants the dust to settle a bit before she does it, though.’

The news comes as a bidding war broke out among publishers for the rights to Cheryl's autobiography, with the price apparently reaching more than £5million.

Random House, HarperCollins and Penguin are all understood to be among the bidders, with industry insiders claiming competition has grown so fierce that the eventual fee could be the highest-ever paid for a celebrity's memoirs.

The news came a day after it was revealed that Tony Blair has received £5million for his autobiography, The Journey, which is due to be published in September.

But sources believe that 26-year-old Cheryl could make even more for her own tale - especially if she decides to reveal all about her marriage breakdown and life as an X Factor judge.

Smiling again: Cheryl Cole appeared on the Danish X Factor on Friday as it emerged she could be offered £5m to write her autobiography




They said many of the publishers consider Cheryl's life story to be a modern fairy tale.

It has seen her escape from a humble upbringing on a Newcastle council estate to become one of Britain's most popular entertainers as a member of pop group Girls Aloud and a judge on The X Factor.

Add to that the collapse of her three-and-a-half year marriage to Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole after he was alleged to have cheated on her with at least four other women, and you have a potential bestseller.


All smiles: Cheryl told the 2m audience 'I'm happy to be here'

Cheryl's spokesman insisted she had 'no plan' to write an autobiography.

The singer is said to be preparing to meet her estranged husband next week for last-ditch talks about their future.

She has issued a 'hands-off' warning to Cole, telling him not to hug her when they meet as she does not want to be distracted from what he has to say.

On Friday she gave an accomplished rendition of Fight For This Love in Copenhagen that betrayed no hint of inner turmoil.

Two million Danish viewers watched Cheryl bound on to the stage in a military inspired outfit, unbuttoned to show a large amount of cleavage, with a police-style hat.

She sang Fight For This Love - the lyrics of which are now only filled with irony.

And of course no wedding band was missing also. She has not been seen wearing her wedding ring since February 9 - almost a month ago.


Energetic: Cheryl gave a storming performance in her daring military outfit


source: dailymail