Cheryl Colecelebrated her 28th birthday with a glitzy bash at The Sanderson Hotel in London on Friday night, 1 July.

It was her first full-scale public appearance since being sacked from the judging panel of The X Factor USA in May.

The Geordie was all smiles as she showed off her N-Dubzsinger Girls Aloudbesties Nicola Roberts. The Black Eyed Peas also made it to the party Ashley Cole's brother Matthew and his mother Sue, fuelling rumours that the Fight For This Love singer is considering rekindling her romance with her ex.

It’s been a busy few days for the Geordie – she’s also finally joined Twitter! Her profile, at @cherylcole, reads: "Don’t believe everything you read....except what you read here! News and updates direct from Cheryl and her team.”

At the time of writing, she had over 30,000 followers despite not sending a single tweet.