cheryl coleCheryl Cole is reportedly set to go on a New Year diet - to gain weight.

The Girls Aloud star is said to have decided that she’s too thin after seeing pictures of herself from The X Factor final earlier in the month. Her Julien McDonald dress exposed her bony ribs - the result of a busy, stressful year, which started with a marriage crisis and has seen her juggling her mentoring and judging responsibilities on the talent show with life in the girl group.

A source close to the singer told Reveal magazine: “Cheryl was watching the show and she thought she looked terrible - too unhealthy.

“She’s a size 6-8 and she wants to get to a size 8-10, but she doesn’t want to eat junk to put it on, she wants to do it as healthily as possible.

“She’s hiring a dietician and she’s going to be eating lots of carbs such as wholemeal bread, rice and potatoes.”