Cheryl set for sensational return to TV as part of huge prime time show six years after she was last seen on screens

POP star Cheryl is poised to return to telly as a coach on The Voice UK. The Girls Aloud singer and former X Factor judge has not been on prime-time TV for six years. Pop star Cheryl is poised to return to telly as a coach on The Voice UK Credit: DYMOND The Girls Aloud singer has not been on prime-time TV for six years Credit: Rex Cheryl, 43, has been in secret talks with The Voice bosses for months. Filming on the new series of the ITV show starts on September 11 in Manchester. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! A source said: “Every year producers ask Cheryl to go on the show, and it’s a polite ‘no’ as the timing has never quite been right. “This year it’s different. She feels ready to re-enter the spotlight and talks are now in the final stages. Cheryl now feels ready to re-enter the spotlight on the ITV show after Liam Payne’s death Credit: Alamy “Things could come crashing down but with three weeks to go until filming kicks off, the production team is working on the assumption she will be doing it. “It helps that long-term friend Will.i.am will be beside her on the panel.” Sources say bosses are desperate for her to sign up. And talks are so advanced the focus has turned to Cheryl’s hair and make-up budget. Most read in TV Cheryl’s long-term friend Will.I.Am will be beside her on the judging panel Credit: ITV Rapper Aitch has also signed up to the show’s new-look panel Credit: Getty It would be her first prime-time TV role since she was a dance captain on BBC1 show The Greatest Dancer in 2020. It would also be the first time Cheryl has been in the limelight since her ex, One Direction singer Liam Payne, died in October 2024 aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. The pair have a nine-year-old son, Bear. In 2023, Cheryl gained critical acclaim in London’s West End playing Jenny in thriller 2:22 A Ghost Story. Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon will form half of the show’s new hosting duo Credit: PA She will be joined as co-host by reality TV star Stacey Solomon Credit: Getty The following year, she reunited with Girls Aloud for a tour to celebrate 21 years since the group formed. Rapper Aitch, 26, is also set to become a coach on The Voice. He will replace McFly duo Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, who have quit the show. The Sun understands long-time The Voice judge Sir Tom Jones, 86, has not yet signed up for the forthcoming series but that talks with bosses are ongoing. The revamped show will be hosted by Alesha Dixon and Stacey Solomon. They replace Emma Willis, who was poached by the BBC to front Strictly. 1 comment1