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by bad news. But she knew that if she did that, she’d be turning her back on her destiny and everything she had worked so hard for. Pulling herself together, Cheryl knew that she had nothing to lose by staying. However, doubt gripped her once again when she was finally seated outside the audition room, with just a door separating her from the very people who would determine whether or not she would become a star.
    Eventually her name was called and Cheryl stepped into the room with her heart thumping loudly in her chest. As she descended the stairs, she drew breath when she saw Louis, Pete and Geri looking back at her with big smiles on their faces. Even though she wasn’t really the kind of girl to be star struck, she couldn’t help but feel a little giddy that she was actually sharing oxygen with a world-famous Spice Girl, a legendary pop producer and the man responsible for Westlife.
    When she took her spot before them and introduced herself, the old feisty Cheryl returned and she sounded confident as she announced that she was planning to sing S Club 7’s classic chart-topper ‘Have You Ever?’ She began to sing and the nerves she had experienced earlier faded away as she lost herself in the gorgeous melody of the Cathy Dennis- penned hit. When she’d reached the end of the first chorus, the judges stopped her, their faces full of delight. She immediately knew that she had impressed them, but she hoped that it was enough to put her through to the next round.
    Louis was first to speak and it was clear by his enthusiasm that he was particularly taken with her performance, especially when he declared that he wanted her in his band straight away. However, he didn’t make it easy for Cheryl, grilling her on just how much she wanted the job. ‘Do you really want to be a pop singer?’ he asked. ‘You do know it’s a tough life – it’s early mornings, late nights and lots of bull****.’
    Cheryl hastily assured him that being a popstar was all she’d ever wanted and that she was prepared for anything that came her way if it meant that she would be successful. Meanwhile, Pete Waterman had sensed that Cheryl had been a little awkward during the audition and told her that she couldn’tbe nervous if she wanted to succeed. However, he admitted afterwards that he had been mesmerized by what he described as ‘the most beautiful eyes and skin’ he’d ever seen in his life and commented, ‘You’d have to be dead if you didn’t think she was stunning.’ Geri, who had said little during Cheryl’s audition, said she was gobsmacked by how ‘stunning’ and ‘gorgeous’ the Geordie was.
    When Pete told Cheryl that she was going through to the next round of auditions in London, her heart exploded in her chest. She had done it. She had got past the first stage and was on her way to becoming a popstar! But even though she was delighted with the news, when she stepped back into the corridor to be greeted by Popstars presenter Davina McCall, she did so calmly, still unable to take in the news that life could soon be very different for her. Also at the Glasgow auditions was one Nadine Coyle, the gorgeous pop wannabe who had been unceremoniously kicked out of Irish Popstars band Six, when it was discovered she was too young. Now she was back – and seventeen – which meant she was old enough for Popstars: The Rivals. She impressed the judges with a rendition of Sting’s ‘Fields Of Gold’, after which a grinning Louis boasted: ‘This is my girl. I won’t let her escape. She’s a star!’
    Meanwhile, at the Manchester auditions, Sarah Harding impressed the judges with Steps’ ‘Last Thing On My Mind’; Kimberley Walsh gave it all she had as she sang ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go?’; while Nicola Roberts received mixed reactions from the judging panel when she sang Shakira’s hit ‘Underneath Your Clothes’. Louis said she was ‘nice but not brilliant’ but Geri pushed for her to go through to the next stage