Another Celeb Wedding

Although a festive romantic break in the Indian Ocean didn't seem to do the trick for her former bessie mate, Katie Price, and her husband, Alex Reid, it certainly proved a winner for Sarah Harding, whose boyfriend, Dan Crane, proposed to her on New Year's Day. The two are obviously thrilled as they sealed their love by telling the world how made up they are on Twitter. Hmm, really adds to the romance, your partner down on one knee, a diamond solitaire ring on your finger, a "yes" and then "wait, let me get my phone, I must quickly tweet all my friends, family and fans..."
So that's two Girls Aloud weddings to look forward to in 2011 - Nadine and Sarah. Who will the bridesmaids be? Presumably Katie won't be returning the favour for Sarah now that the two are no longer so close (Sarah was bridesmaid at Katie's wedding to Pete, though didn't make the cut for the Reid-Price blessing extravaganza) - although Celebritree would pay good money to see a peach taffeta face off between Katie, Cheryl and Nicola in OK! magazine...

X Factor backstage

Kimberley and Nicola were at the X Factor final on Sunday and dashed backstage to Cheryl's dressing room after the result was announced to console her for failing to win with one of her acts for the first time. The girls managed to bring a smile back to Cheryl's face - or perhaps she is just dreaming of her escape to LA where she will get to spend lots more time with Derek Hough / move in with Will.I.am, depending on which reports you read.
On the Girls Aloud front, Nadine's lack of success hasn't put off the girls - Kimberley is guest vocalling on Aggro Santos's new single (the one nobody knew from I'm a Celeb) and planning to release an album in the new year and Nicola is planning to take a break from fashion and make up (hmm probably best based on this photo) and work on some solo material too. So it really doesn't look as though Girls Aloud will be reuniting any time soon...
Elsewhere, it seems Konnie Huq has been fired from X Factor and top tips to replace her include Kimberley and Christine Bleakley...

They're lining up to knock the nation's sweetheart...

Any regular X Factor viewers will probably have heard Cheryl laying into Wagner on last night's show, after he said in a newspaper interview that she was just "a girl from a council estate who got lucky".
However, it seems the crazy Brazilian isn't the only one anxious to badmouth Chezza. It has emerged that designer, Julien McDonald, came up to Cheryl at Sarah Harding's Halloween party and told her that her red hair looked "s**t" before calling her a chav. Cheryl didn't take this lying down screeching, "f**k you! Didn't you hear me? I said f**k you!" thereby revealing her class, before her knight in shining armour, random celeb, Will Mellor, stepped in to defend her honour. She then hit the dance floor to indulge in some provocative dance routines with Nicola from Girls Aloud. (Celebritree imagines that Will Mellor was disappointed not to be involved in that!)
Nobody really knows what got Julien's goat - he used to dress Cheryl (I.e. Provide her with fancy frocks to wear, rather than helping her squeeze into bandage leggings and the like) but it seems pretty unlikely she'll be stepping out in any of his gear again...

Girls Aloud - rapprochement?

Girls Aloud (minus Nadine - of course - she has slunk back to the States following the 'success' of her single) were out in force at the Mirror's Pride of Britain awards last night. Although Nadine was out of the picture, Girls Aloud fans will be pleased to hear that she has at last spoken to one of her bandmates. After seeing all of the other girls together on X Factor, Nadine held out an olive branch to Cheryl and the two got together at Chezza's house to have a good old chinwag and clear the air. However, it seems Sarah, Nicola and Kimberley couldn't make the peace talks. Still maybe there's hope of a reunion yet...

Girls Aloud - remain estranged?

As Cheryl suns herself in California, picking up a transatlantic accent (allegedly - though hard to imagine Geordie with an American twang), Nadine is heading back Stateside, having laid down the tracks for her solo album (at last - after all that talk, there's finally some action!)
Nadine said goodbye to some bloke on her own doorstep (he was wearing a towelling robe and in her house, so obviously a story there), then headed to Heathrow, showing off her very slim legs in some shiny leggings. It's been a bit of a fleeting trip back to London - just under a week - and was doubtless very busy, with all those amazing tracks to record. Still, you would think Nads might have found time to catch up with old friends - like her ex-bandmates. The perfect opportunity might have been the launch of Nicola's make-up collection at the Mandarin Oriental, where Sarah, Kimberley and Nicola looked thick as thieves. Celebritree wonders: would you buy make-up from this woman?

And then there were four...

Rumours are rife that Girls Aloud ARE set to reform, but as a foursome! And guess who's out in the cold - yep, the papers are suggesting that Nadine could be given the elbow. Their publicists deny it, as does Nadine, who says that they are just enjoying time on their own, while they're still young. She says, "everyone wants to do their own thing - Sarah with the acting, or whatever they're doing". Hmm, if you ever are interested in what your former bandmates are doing, Nadine, try picking up a paper or magazine or even reading Celebritree...
On the subject of which, the nation's sweetheart has finally been seen out and about, as she popped down to her local Starbuck's for a coffee. Apparently, she's got two round the clock nurses in the form of mum, Joan, and Derek Hough - although rumours that Dezza and Chezza are engaged are likely to be wide of the mark, in Celebritree's opinion! Still, good to see Cheryl out and about.

TopShop new store

TopShop opened a spanking new store in Knightsbridge yesterday and retail impresario, Philip Green, pulled together a very impressive guest list, including US Vogue editor, Anna Wintour. It seemed to Celebritree that most of the stars had been rummaging at the back of their cupboards to find some old thing to wear, as though the names were impressive, the outfits, on the whole, were anything but. Anna Wintour must have dispaired to return home to the UK and find such a bunch of ragbags around her...

Top Shop designer, Kate Moss, was in a playsuit. Nobody seems to say whether it's from her new collection or not. But if Kate Moss looks rubbish in it, it's pretty safe to say, nobody else should even bother. Still judging from the photos of the end of the night, Kate doesn't look like it stopped her enjoying herself. Nor does she seem bothered by Courtney Love's latest (attention-seeking?) claims that the she had an affair with Kate in 90s. Yasmin Le Bon was wearing some shiny-looking leather piece, whilst Nicola Roberts' dress appeared to be unravelling. Daisy Lowe seemed to have come as a giant wearing huge heels and yet her dress still had a 4 foot train. Perhaps she should have passed some of the spare fabric to her mate, Jaime Winstone, who seemed to look slightly uncomfortable in a tiny bit of cream lace. Thank goodness for Kelly Brook, who managed to up the glamour contingent somewhat.

No word from Nadine?

Amid speculation that all is not well with Girls Aloud, finally one of the girls has broken their silence and revealed that the other girls have not heard from Nadine since they last played together, supporting Coldplay in September. The other girls have all been towing the line and leaving their relationship with Nadine (who now lives in LA) to press speculation, but Nicola has revealed that they have had no contact from Nadine in 7 months.

Celebritree thinks that Nadine might have taken the time out from all her song-writing to send the others a Christmas card at the very least!

Nadine dropped from Girls Aloud?

Rumours are continuing to circulate about the future of Girls Aloud - as regular Celebritree readers know, the girls are scheduled to get back together later this year to fulfil their 3 album deal with their record company. However, seems that the other girls are starting to come to terms with the idea that their next album and tour might be as a fourpiece. Apparently Nadine has indicated that she has no plans to get back in the studio with the other girls this year and is busy on her solo material (which still doesn't seem to have seen the light of day despite being amazing and in great abundance...)

The others are all still super-chummy, rallying around Cheryl in her hour of need, but Nadine seems to be out of the picture. Let's hope that Nadine doesn't go off the rails as previous 'first to leave a 5 piece band' celebs: Robbie and Geri...

Girls Aloud - split rumours

How much can one woman take? Rumours abound that Cheryl Cole may be facing another split in her life - having faced down her husband, it is believed that now all is not well in the Girls Aloud camp and their "year out" may be more permanent than expected.

The stories centre on tensions between Cheryl and Nadine. It seems Nadine was not quick to comfort Cheryl when the latter took refuge in LA following the breakdown of her marriage (well, with Sinitta, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, some chap from Dancing with the Stars and Will.i.am wading in with shoulders to cry on, Nadine's bony shoulder wouldn't stand a chance!)

Nadine has been busily beavering away in the States on her own solo career (she's apparently recorded 40 songs - Heaven help us! No wonder she's not had time to eat...) but time is running out for her to actually release and promote them, with the girls scheduled to reunite for the rest of their 3 album deal in July. Sources would have us believe that she's seething with jealousy at Cheryl's runaway chart success, although Nadine's 'friends' deny this: "Nadine tries to keep very private and believes that her success will come through her talent and not any kind of media circus which might surround someone's private life." MIAOW!

So, while Nadine and Cheryl battle it out as the superlightfeatherweights of the pop charts, what of the other members of Girls Aloud?

Sarah Harding now has a fledgling career as an actress, having nailed a demanding role in the second St Trinian's movie and BBC series Bad Day. She is well established on The Sun's celebrity caners list and has recently launched her own nightclub, Kanaloa, with her boyfriend (well, if you're going to spend your life falling out of nightclubs, might as well be your own...).

Nicola Roberts, meanwhile, is taking herself far more seriously. Smile, Nicola, please smile! She has launched her own make-up range for pale ladies and recently received critical acclaim for a BBC documentary on the dangers of tanning. She's been strutting her stuff all over London Fashion Week and has been announced as the face of Vivienne Westwood!

So, what of Kimberley Walsh? Well... She's the face of New Look!

Now, I know she doesn't demand as much press attention as the others, but, having retained a relatively normal body shape and her down-to-earth Yorkshire charm, she is certainly Celebritree's favourite member of Britain's most successful girl group.

Liz - don't panic yet. We've heard these rumours before and they do still have a 3 album deal to fulfil...