It's Cherry Cole | Girls Aloud beauty Cheryl has dyed her hair RED.

It's Cherry Cole

BEFORE: Cheryl's old look
BEFORE: Cheryl's old look

THERE'S something kinda new about head-turner Cheryl Cole - she's dyed her hair RED.

The Girls Aloud beauty, 26, showed off her tinted tresses after a night out at Guy Ritchie's pub The Punchbowl in Mayfair, London, this weekend.

The X Factor judge, who's also about to launch a solo career as well as appear in the new series of the talent show, forks out more than £100,000 a year on grooming.

So she's spent much of the week with her personal hair stylist trying to get the right shade of red. An insider said: "She knew it would cause a stir but Cheryl wanted to dramatically change her hair to define herself as a solo artist."

Well if that's all it takes, she's already got the cherry on top.

Fabulous fashion editor Lynne McKenna says...

YET again Cheryl is a step ahead of the crowd. She's beaten all the other female celebs to set a hot new trend with this super vibrant hair colour.

Her new cherry shade will be copied by girls everywhere. And the style-savvy star knows fashion-conscious fans can afford to follow her. I predict inexpensive red dyes will soon fly off the shelves. Good on you, Cheryl.

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hye cherry
get divorce from ashly cole

and i will marry you

and i'll make ur life better than the queen :)

no i'm seriou

and if u agree i'm in edinburgh breathless

By ameen zannon. Posted November 9 2009 at 8:45 PM.

i love that girl

By poekwarpo. Posted October 8 2009 at 8:00 AM.

copyinn the hairstyle cheryl iloveittttttt.
ur my idol.
loveyou.

By tannneshaaaa,. Posted September 14 2009 at 4:56 PM.

cheryl i love the hair you suite it x love youu

By lisaa cole. Posted September 9 2009 at 5:22 PM.

Cheryl is a very good looking girl but she spends £100k a year on grooming, it's totally immoral and makes her seem really vain, she dosent need to spend that much to look good, she already does!! I'm not slagging her off as I really like her but come on, that's more than most families live on for a year, this is how self obsessed celebs are, and we all get sucked in. I try and do my own thing and walk to the beat of my own drum, maybe you should too and stop idolising 'Famous People' they are the same as the rest of us!!!

By Bex M. Posted September 4 2009 at 1:42 PM.

a classy women who has kept her feet firmley on the ground,everything she touches turns to gold and no body deserves it more good for you girl,keep on doing what your doing... your hair looks amazing......xxxxx

By christine stothard. Posted August 30 2009 at 11:06 AM.

cheryl is very pretty. i prefer her with red hair! onli hair color that don't suit her is blonde.

By nicole. Posted August 22 2009 at 9:03 PM.

Thank god someone has mentioned the amount of styling she has had to endure to look this way. Does anyone remember how she used to look at the start of girls aloud??
thats her natural look, not her current look, for which she has a crew of stylists to help her create. And im sure she didn't choose this hair colour herself either. Hardly her own style is it?

By Amy. Posted August 22 2009 at 4:34 AM.

Wow shes dyed her hair red, hardly life altering.
People have been dying their hair this shade for god knows how many years.

By Kaytee Price. Posted August 22 2009 at 4:29 AM.

As always Cheryl Cole is setting the trends for the season. I'll be looking forward to seeing what she is wearing in the upcoming X Factor - styles that will be copied by ladies everywhere.

By Paul Gent. Posted August 21 2009 at 9:37 PM.

I have been doing it for years....... I am way ahead of her.....

By TJ. Posted August 20 2009 at 7:37 PM.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! About 2 weeks before VB unveiled her concaved bab, I had mine cut like that on the advice of my hairdresser. Once she came out with it and EVERYONE had it done I grew myhair back long and decided to go red about 6 months ago. It did my head in when people said ooooh you hair is like VB's, and it will do my head in this time with CC. What a nightmare cos I love it red - its gonna get soooooo boring seeing red heads I'm gutted. She isnt stylish either......remember her pre-Girls aloud days anyone? She has a stylist (or team of them!!)

By FemaleRant. Posted August 20 2009 at 4:00 PM.

CHERYL IS STUNNING AND SUITS ANY HAIR COLOUR LUCKY FOR HER!
I DO PREFER HER A BRUNETTE AND I WONT BE FOLLOWING THIS TREND BUT SHE STILL LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS GIVE HER A BREAK PPL SHE WANTS A CHANGE LIKE NONE OF YOU EVER HAVE! X LOVE YOU CHERYL XX

By jenna cashmore. Posted August 16 2009 at 2:59 PM.

This is no trend setter, i had this colour like a year ago. and for god sake wheres the new style, this style has been worn out now it was nice at first, now it bores me!
Grow some balls chez.
I know chez hates this colour but shes makin out she loves it, she thrives the attention from the public. the colour is disgusting thats why i went for a more jessica sutta red look.

By Beth :). Posted August 14 2009 at 3:39 PM.

I think it took some guts for her to do it considering her signature hair style is what many women covet and contributes a great amount to her sex-appeal, brave choice! I rather like it actually, why are people saying she looks washed out? She has colour in her face, and this is the U.K for goodness sake, not many people are naturally tanned. Must people in the U.K have such a boring, uniform conception of beauty? If she wants to try something new and daring then good on her!

By Caroline. Posted August 14 2009 at 2:30 AM.

all shes done is dye her hair, it looks good, get over it

By Suki. Posted August 14 2009 at 12:00 AM.

OMG i love her hair red! She is naturally beautiful anyway and she's stunning no matter wat. I think this gorg look makes her look a bit younger and it really suits her especially for her new solo career which i hope goes well:) Gud Luck Cheryl, love u x.

By S-B. Posted August 13 2009 at 10:31 AM.

Chezza Chezza Chezza.. She has done it again!!! She looks fab and gorgeous.. I love love love this deep colour.. You watch loads of teens will be sporting this before you know it.. its a big change and i love it.. chezza is definately a shade braver.. and i love she has kept her length and volume... she is picture perfect!!!!

By Sophie. Posted August 13 2009 at 10:04 AM.

i think its gorgeous! she looks really stunning as per usual

By ria. Posted August 12 2009 at 3:54 PM.

Even my 44 year old mum has a better shade of red that that, and shes been dying her hair that colour since she was 17!

By Sue. Posted August 11 2009 at 11:59 PM.

she is beautiful . she could have no hair and would still look stunning. red brown purple yellow black n shed still b beautiful.

By Karen . Posted August 11 2009 at 7:11 PM.

I love Cheryl but reli i fink u hav gone a step 2 far stay ur natural colour it looks loads better natural dont start messin about wiv urself it wont be da same u otherwise the nations sweet heart that we all know !!!!

By Ella. Posted August 11 2009 at 5:35 PM.

I love her hair!! I think she really suits it!
She suits brown, blonde and now Red!
I really like it but if people start to dye their hair red or haev red hair now.... it isn't bcoz Cheryl started the trend! This hair colours been around for a while!..... what about Jessica from Pussycat dolls or Carmitt for that matter!! Oh and Sharon Osborne did we forget bout her rad hair!!

By Lynsey. Posted August 11 2009 at 5:19 PM.

i love her new hair :D my hair is now similar to this.. and i love it :) xxxxx

By Lauren. Posted August 11 2009 at 1:30 PM.

erm like guuyss as a matter of fact its not purple ask any hairdresser they will tell you its a very dark cherry colour haa .. i think her hair is gorgeous (: ! she suits it (L) & it does make her look waay individual from the rest of the celebs .. im going this colour, love her , xx

By EmmaJane. x. Posted August 10 2009 at 11:01 PM.

Wow thats soo different, i think its amazing. i agree with " blue 10 aug " cheryl is an amazing woman and if she wanted to change her hair colour why do people have to moan about it. looks loverly cheryl xx

By Niamh Quinlan. Posted August 10 2009 at 7:56 PM.

i love cheryl loads but honestly, i dont think the red works

By cherylrulz. Posted August 10 2009 at 6:59 PM.

I love Cheryl Cole!!! she is amazing, BUT i do like her hair better the way it was before, iv just seen one picture so maybe it'll grow on me! :-)

By Jade. Posted August 10 2009 at 5:28 PM.

1, It's more purple than red.
2, About 50 girls from my school at least have this hair colour.
3, Didn't Joss Stone have this a few years ago?
4, Doesn't suit her that well.
5, Ashlee Simpson has had this waaaaaay befor her. and as she was not wearing any extecions[as it seemed] it looked better.

By Lisa. Posted August 10 2009 at 5:16 PM.

i think her hair looks lovely, but i agree it looks more plum than red.

By blue. Posted August 10 2009 at 2:51 PM.

Why is everyone so nasty? it looks lovely she is a beautiful woman with a great personality why does everybody have a go at cheryl she has never done anything to you stop making her life hell by saying negative comments about her. Whatever anybody says about you chez don't let them change you you're perfect the way you are never forget thet! all your real fans will support you don't let people whoare just jelous of you pull you down! all of us of the forum support you!! good luck with x factor!

By cherylcolefan. Posted August 10 2009 at 1:41 PM.

She's hardly set a new trend. People were dyeing their hair red years ago, i.e. Sharon Osborne, Jon Ross' wife Jane, Carrie Grant to name a few.

By Shannon. Posted August 10 2009 at 1:07 PM.

Shes not the trend setter... everyone else has red hair already and she is the one to follow!

Her hair looked better before xx

By Summer. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:21 PM.

LOVE Cheryl but really not keen on the hair colour :S Maybe itll grow on me :)

By Leah. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:13 PM.

I think Cheryl Cole looks amazing with her new Red hair! Good for her to try something new even when the public eye are always all over her! She is an inspiration to all- red hair will be all over Vogue soon. She is always one step ahead and remains my idol. xxxxxxxxxxx

By Georgia. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:52 PM.

Her hair looks digusting makes her face look oo pale shes fake

By Peter. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:51 PM.

cheryl you look fab loveing the new look. your the best person out of girls aloud see you soon at the coldplay consert.love megan xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

By megan bennett . Posted August 10 2009 at 9:57 AM.

had this hair colour since i was 14....now 20 either im waay ahead of the times... or its time for a change!
praying that hoards of girl dont turn to this colour, my signature look shall be over!!

By Samantha . Posted August 10 2009 at 9:27 AM.

It's gonna look amazing in the videos though, red under lighting is stunning!

And as for the first comment about Brits lacking beauty (which is ridiculous by the way)... at least we're not all fat!

By becca. Posted August 10 2009 at 8:32 AM.

HARDLY a new trend...my daughter had that colour over a year ago!!!

By cravena. Posted August 10 2009 at 1:00 AM.

This hair color is soooo 1995. Don't get me wrong, she is an ok looking girl but this hair color is so dated. I hope she doesn't start a trend because this trend was in 1995 back in the States. This is who you Brits consider a fashion and style icon? She's too boring and her clothes are too FUG to be considered a fashion icon. BUT hey, since it looks like you guys lack beauty over there, then I guess Cheryl will do...

By Lani. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:54 AM.

she looks stunning with this colour hair so dont hate on her coz you probably dont pull itt off

PEACE !!

By sam . Posted August 10 2009 at 12:09 AM.

Who cares??? It's a hair colour, not exactly life altering stuff. *Sigh* She's boring!!

By missy. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:25 AM.

I love Cheryls new hair. i think she looks stunning and can pull off her new colour. love it so much. Cheryl is amazing and constantly looks stunning <3 i love my fellow Geordie so much xxx

By Jess-CheryFan. Posted August 10 2009 at 12:22 AM.

all she's done is colour her hair and she's getting bitched at. Some people have constructive comments, which is fine, but everyone who has come to flame and bitch because they're jealous of her? Learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and maybe you won't need to pick faults in others to make you feel better. Yes, we know she has a lot of money, but lets be fair, all the money in the world couldn't honestly make everyone naturally pretty, which, lets all be honest, Cheryl is. it might not be the groundbreaking style NOTW is making it out to be, but it's definatly a break from the constant blonde and brunettes that occupy our screens, isn't it? Personally, i think it suits her, but whats more obvious about her is that she's confident and she's happy, and that does more for her than hair colour ever will.

By Sara. Posted August 9 2009 at 11:54 PM.

I love it, i absolutely love it...


...but it's made her look about 15!

By Dan. Posted August 9 2009 at 11:24 PM.

My 15yr old daughter has had her hair that colour for the past 12months but hers was much brighter than cheryls!!! She has just gone back to a rich brown as reds never stay bright looking as they fade very fast which means you have to colour over all the time!!!
I Do think it suits her but she is in NO WAY setting a new trend so why do the papers say she is........is it that they have nothing interesting to say about her lately???????????? Prob just had an empty space that they were struggling to fill in this wks news of the world!!!!!!!!!!

By Vicky Lenton. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:39 PM.

I like the hair colour but not on her it makes her look really pale and washed out whereas before she looked a nice tanned colour. She looks ill now but whatever floats her boat!!

By molly. Posted August 9 2009 at 8:54 PM.

ive had this haircolour for months. Hardly a new haircolour! ive had positive and negative comments aswell. as long as she likes it thats all that matters!!!

By suz. Posted August 9 2009 at 8:01 PM.

I cant decide! Shes so pretty she looks alright but I have to agree that it looked better before. I can understand why she dyed it though, every girl needs a change! And she wouldnt know what looks best if she didnt try new styles :)

By Tash. Posted August 9 2009 at 7:20 PM.

i think it really suites her. she has the balls to try something different and not just fade in the background like the rest of girls aloud.
go cheryl!

By lauren.. Posted August 9 2009 at 7:11 PM.

OMG i have been having my hair dyed this colour for the last year...it's hardly a groundbreaking new hairstyle.

She is pretty though so can pull it off, i just think she should upgrade her cut. Hair entensions are too WAG looking.

By Amie. Posted August 9 2009 at 7:04 PM.

I like it - it looks great

* Nadine coyle is the star of GA not cheryl - Nadine is a great singer and she is beautiful ( i like sarah too - she is awsem)

By Nadine 90212. Posted August 9 2009 at 6:53 PM.

Of course she still looks pretty but the brown suited her better. Now she looks like she could fit in at my school where lots of people have already died their hair this colour.

By katherine. Posted August 9 2009 at 6:20 PM.

The only person that can pull off red hair is Hayley williams of paramore :D

By Con. Posted August 9 2009 at 5:20 PM.

That color is so 1995! This is Britain's style and fashion icon?? You guys are in trouble over there if this is who you look up to. Don't get me wrong she is very pretty. But her style is boring and her hair is boring. She actually needs a good cut and not that box 1995 hair color.

By Tera. Posted August 9 2009 at 4:52 PM.

SO SEXY!!!

By matt. Posted August 9 2009 at 4:08 PM.

Red hot just like her!

By Mister. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:43 PM.

I love her! she is soooooo pretty but i prefer her hair brown....... its much better!

It's also the same colour as mine.....

By ann. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:37 PM.


Mieowww! petty comments from some peeps on here!

She is so beautiful that any colour would suit her!
most women would not be able to pull this colour off, she has managed to make it look sexy and cool! Not fair! xxx

By lana. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:35 PM.

I dyed my hair this colour weeks ago!! No one thought i was Cool, or ahead of the crowd. Thanks a bloomin lot. Now everyone with coloured hair will be accused of trying to copy her style!!!!

By Bev. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:14 PM.

Katrina kaif is better looking

By W4dud. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:14 PM.

she looks nice with the new colour but she also looks rather plain. I think the lighter shade made her stand out better. this shade makes her look average but not stunning. I think she needs to sort the colour out and maybe put some curves on her bony figure

By steff. Posted August 9 2009 at 3:02 PM.

i agree that she looks great but she's hardly ahead of the crowd! i had red hair in february..does that mean i'm ahead of the crowd...probably not!

By sara. Posted August 9 2009 at 2:50 PM.

I've got to agree with Averil. If everybody had £100,000 to spend on personal grooming alone - we would all look "beautiful" to some extent.

It's easy to say a female celebrity is beautiful when she has so much professional help to get her looking that way. It means so much more to see an everyday girl who is genuinely beautiful as they probably only spend humble sums of money on beauty and don't have any make-up artists, hair stylists, clothing stylists...at their every beck and call either!!!

By Luke Graves. Posted August 9 2009 at 2:46 PM.

Cheryl is a very beautiful woman and I think she is fabulous, but I do not like this new colour on here, it drains her. She looks so much better brown...

By Emma. Posted August 9 2009 at 2:37 PM.

I think cheryl looks way better than before and has really got the right shade it really suits her she looks much more mature also and she's like a cherry on top miss (literally)

By Alicia. Posted August 9 2009 at 1:51 PM.

i would say it's a burgundy colour. i can't decide whether it's a makeover or a makeunder. it's neither here nor there. pointless really

By mel. Posted August 9 2009 at 2:04 PM.

I like it...but as for the Naturally Beautiful...she spends £100K a year on grooming! If we all had that kinda money we would look great too!

By Averil. Posted August 9 2009 at 1:33 PM.

It's awful, the colour does nothin for her!

By Alison. Posted August 9 2009 at 12:57 PM.

I think she looks beautiful!
She's such a naturally gorgeous person!
Good luck Cheryl!

By anon. Posted August 9 2009 at 12:07 PM.

She's clearly only trying to keep up with Dannii who has been outdoing her in the hair and fashion department this year. Unfortunately she just looks desperate for attention unlike Dannii who always looks effortlessly stylish.

By Ana. Posted August 9 2009 at 12:13 PM.

The bit of hair at the front should be cut into a side fringe, it looks silly..

she looked better with her old haircut

By sam. Posted August 9 2009 at 12:37 PM.

It looks alright but is mucho better when she is a brunette. Anyway, hardly gonna have a solo "career" her voice ain't strong enough. Soz.

By Emily. Posted August 9 2009 at 11:48 AM.

I have only seen this one photo so I might be wrong, but I don't think it looks that nice. It would have made more of a statement had it been cut differently too, or the colour more vibrant. It looks as though it is a £3 job from Boots. I think it looked fab on Ashlee Simpson but makes Cheryl look pale and tired. Having said all this, Cheryl is still so naturally beautiful. Can't wait to hear all her new songs. Go Chezza!

By K. Posted August 9 2009 at 11:13 AM.

As a hairdresser myself, I can see that this change in colour probably took a lot of money and time to do (changing the colour of her HAIR EXTENSIONS to match that of the dye itself etc) and for what? It does look like a quick fix hair dye job.

If she actually got rid of those wag-ish extensions and changed her hair length it would look a lot more classy and sophisticated. A Danni style bob would suit her well. She looks a bit washed out now.

By Ria. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:19 AM.

Absolutely gorgeous!

By Robert Wiltsher. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:58 AM.

Maybe she's jumping on the Davina McCall DIY hair-dye band wagon!!

I think she was trying to compete with Danni's change of hair style but it looks kinda boring and unglamorous now.

These kind of colours don't suit many people anyway.

By Jon. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:23 AM.

Her hair looks a bit like a wig now. Like all that purple hair has just been plonked on her head lol.

By Louisa. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:26 AM.

Nice look. But Haley Williams does it better...

By Md. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:36 AM.

It's not Cherry, it's more like BEETROOT!!!!

By Claire. Posted August 9 2009 at 10:11 AM.

I think it looks good...a girl needs to change every now and then, otherwise people say that you just don't make an effort..go Cheryl you are the most sexy lady on earth.

By Donna. Posted August 9 2009 at 9:31 AM.

Solo Career? lol, got to be joke of the month.

By Red. Posted August 9 2009 at 8:55 AM.

BACK TO CHAV TATIC- HARDLY DRAMATIC OR MUCH OF A CHANGE APART FROM AS I SAY IT LOOKS CHAVY AND HOMEMADE.

wHAT ABOUT A CUT OR SOMETHING

By millie. Posted August 9 2009 at 7:48 AM.

Cheryl, what have you done? :(

Thank god she can dye it back again!

By Ross. Posted August 9 2009 at 6:10 AM.

Thats not red...Its purple!

By marilyn. Posted August 9 2009 at 2:41 AM.

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