Cheryl: ‘I'm a new person! Same accent though’

Post-Liam Payne, post-baby and post-new single Love Made Me Do It, the pop star discusses her tumultuous career and the (unlikely) prospect of a Girls Aloud reunionIn a secluded Surrey mansion in 2002, Cheryl perches on the edge of her bed. She only moved in recently but her bedroom has a few homely touches: pictures on the bedside table, that sort of thing. She thinks carefully before answering questions but when I ask what scares her, the answer is immediate and direct. “Meeting the man