Cheryl lands L'Oreal contract

Cheryl Cole has landed a £500,000 (€567,000) contract with L'Oreal Paris.

The Girls Aloud beauty has signed a deal to front a major TV, billboard and magazine campaign for the fashion house this autumn, following in the footsteps of Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Aniston.

A source said: "Cheryl is a beautiful, sassy girl who is just perfect for this particular job. She is everything that young women aspire to.

"She has amazing skin and hair and had everything L'Oreal was looking for."

Meanwhile bandmate Kimberley Walsh is to front an advertising campaign for British clothes store New Look.

The brunette star follows Alexa Chung, Lily Allen and Peaches Geldof, who have previously starred in campaigns for the chain.

A New Look spokesperson said: "We always feature women who our customers tell us they like and relate to. Lily Allen was one of the girls and the way Alexa Chung styles herself goes down really well with our customers. And Kimberley Walsh is the girl our customer most wants to be."