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Pop star Cheryl is poised to make a remarkable TV comeback with a new role as a judge on The Voice UK.
The Geordie singer, 43, is returning to her TV talent roots more than 20 years after first finding fame as a contestant on Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, when she became part of pop group Girls Aloud.
Further fame followed in 2008 when she joined the judging panel of The X Factor and became a popular onscreen presence, much-loved by competitors and viewers alike.
Now, after spending years caring for her son Bear, nine, from her relationship with the late One Direction star Liam Payne, Cheryl is set to return to the nation's screens, The Sun reports.
An insider revealed Cheryl will join her friend will.i.am as The Voice begins filming in the next few weeks, with Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon acting as hosts.
The source added: “Every year producers ask Cheryl to go on the show, and it’s a polite ‘no’ as the timing has never quite been right.
“This year it’s different. She feels ready to re-enter the spotlight and talks are now in the final stages.
“Things could come crashing down but with three weeks to go until filming kicks off, the production team is working on the assumption she will be doing it.
“It helps that long-term friend Will.i.am will be beside her on the panel.”
Girls Aloud enjoyed a successful career in the charts throughout the noughties, with four number one singles including their debut “Sound Of The Underground” in 2002, “I’ll Stand By you” in 2004, “Walk This Way” in 2007 and “The Promise” in 2008, as well as other top ten hits “Something Kinda Oooh”, “Love Machine” and “Jump”.
Cheryl became a household name in her own right when she joined the judging panel of the The X Factor from 2008 to 2010, as well as her high-profile marriage to English footballer Ashley Cole, which ended in divorce in 2010.
