The Mirror reports Cheryl Cole had to be given a pep talk by her Girls Aloud bandmates minutes before their sell-out gig at Manchester’s MEN Arena on Friday night. The ‘X Factor’ judge was apparently scared to take the stage on the opening night of the tour.
“She’s got a lot going on in her personal life and I think she’s finding it tough being the nation’s sweetheart and dealing with all the attention that comes with that,” a source told the British tabloid.
Watch the group performing a cover of ‘Womanizer’ by Britney Spears at the show below.