'It's so ignorant' Cheryl Fernandez-Versini annoyed at people not using her new name
CHERYL Fernandez-Versini has hit out at those who don't bother referring to her using her new married name.
The 31-year-old has gone on some what of a rant after reports suggested that she corrected X Factor's warm-up man Ian Royce when he referred to her as Cheryl Cole.
Speaking during an exclusive interview with Marie Claire magazine, Cheryl said: "People are so ignorant about it, they just start calling us Cheryl, but I'll take that, whatever."
The former Girls Aloud singer married French businessman Jean Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret in July, and told the publication that changing her name seemed like the right thing to do.
"It's come quite naturally, you know", she added.]
Her boss, Simon Cowell, previously joked that she had married a man with a complicated surname so that she could become a one-name pop star
But the I Don't Care singer responded: "So I could be like Madonna? See how his brain works. I mean, who even thinks like that?"
Speaking about the father-of-one, she added: "In the early days I'd get phone calls if I wore a T-shirt (in an X Factor clip), where he'd be like, 'what the bloody hell were you wearing?'
"He wears the same moth eaten t-shirt he's worn for six years and he's calling up about what I'm wearing?!
"The moment Simon Cowell appreciates what I wear then that's when I'll worry," she added, after the music mogul recently compared her to Kermit the Frog because of a green gown she wore on the ITV show.
And despite having met Simon's baby son Eric, Cheryl admitted that she's not feeling broody and is not ready to start a family just yet.
"I've got 11 nieces and nephews, and I've been through every single stage with all of them," she told the magazine.
"I had three of them down a couple of weeks ago and I love having them but it's also nice saying, 'Bye! Go see your mam and dad now!
"I love babies, but not quite yet. I mean, never say never, you can never say never, in life. Full stop. About anything."
Cheryl is clearly enjoying being back in the limelight after taking a short career break.
"(I said) 'It's me or me mental health.'... My gut instinct was like, 'it's enough'. For the first time since I wanted to be a pop star, I didn't have any fire in my belly. Without realising it, I had gone to a dark place, I needed to have a reality check and get some real feelings back."
This week Cheryl received a backlash from viewers who accused her of miming on X Factor last weekend.
On her Instagram page she retaliated when a fan commented on a snap of her new album cover.
The fan asked: "Do we get discount on your mimed performance you did on sat?"
Cheryl commented back: "Aww bless you live performances are not included on albums I’m afraid. And I performed on Sunday!
The star's comments have since disappeared but it seems the debate around her X Factor performance is still rumbling on.
The full interview with Cheryl can be seen in the December issue of Marie Claire, which is out today.
