Cheryl's new name is a bit of a mouthful
Mrs Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has a ring to it don't you think?
The 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' singer - who secretly wed French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini last week - kept her surname from her marriage to Ashley Cole for four years following their divorce in 2010, but plans to be known just by her first name in her pop career and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini on this year's X Factor.
A friend of former Girls Aloud star told The Sun newspaper: "Cheryl is very traditional and she is taking JB's name going forward.
"She kept the Cole name after her divorce from Ashley as it felt like a backwards step reverting to [her maiden name] Tweedy. But this is a very different situation.
"She's a traditionalist and this is the man she plans to spend the rest of her life with.
"For music, she's likely to use just Cheryl for her official artist name in the future."
Are we the only ones feeling sorry for X Factor announcer Peter Dickson?
It's a bit of a tongue twister but we can't wait to see what he makes of it.
"It's certainly a mouthful, but it's great because her return to 'X Factor' will mark a new phase in her life." a source said.
Cheryl first sparked speculation she was changing her name after changing her Twitter handle from @CherylCole to @CherylOfficial yesterday.
Fans on Twitter seem to be highly entertained by the name change.
Been practicing how to say Cheryl Cole's new French name all morning.. It's not going well. Or is she just "Cheryl" now? Like Madonna?
— Scott Hughes (@ScottHughesUK) July 15, 2014
I want to hear Cheryl Cole publicly pronounce her new married name
— Carole Malone (@thecarolemalone) July 15, 2014
Cheryl Cole reveals why she changed her name to just 'Cheryl'. It was because she can't spell 'Fernandez-Versini'.
— Oonagh (@Okeating) July 14, 2014
