Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Stuns In New Shoot And Admits She Fantasises About Stripping Off

All eyes are on Cheryl Fernandez-Versini after her return to The X Factor panel earlier this year.

So it’s no surprise that her on-stage outfits are one of the most talked-about points of the show (#KermitGate being just one example).

But the former Girls Aloud star has absolutely shut down the fashion critics as she stuns in the December issue of Marie Claire.

The glamorous 31-year-old dons an array of trend-led ensembles for the distinctly high-fashion photoshoot.

Cheryl very much channels the futuristic sports-luxe trend in her largely monochromatic outfits, including an oversized Gucci jumper and leather Acne culottes.

In another snap, the Newcastle-born singer stares into the camera lens, wearing a loose grey marl jumper, white trousers and lace-up brogue shoes.

Cheryl’s beauty look is very different to what we usually see on The X Factor live shows, with her brunette tresses swept back off her face with a wet-look finish.

She foregoes mascara for the close-up shot, with the focus of her make-up look being the sculpted contouring, bronzed eye make-up and signature hand tattoo.

But in actual fact, the Geordie judge prefers to chill at home in her PJs all day than get all dressed up.

In an exclusive interview with the mag, Cheryl reveals she dreams about someone taking her trousers off when she gets in from work.

Her dreamy French husband, perhaps?

“I love pyjamas. Honestly, I think about them the whole way home, especially when you've had tight jeans on all day long,” she told Marie Claire.

“You know that feeling where you almost want someone to just pull them off for you and get into your cosy pyjamas.

“I have a couple of sets of really expensive silky ones that when I have a hard day at work I'm like, ‘uh!' and a cup of tea...”

She also admitted she’s definitely STOPPED taking style advice from Simon Cowell, who she says has worn the same old tee for six years.

“In the early days I’d get phone calls if I wore a t-shirt in one of the [X Factor] VTs, where he’d be like, ‘what the bloody hell were you wearing?’” she said.

“He wears the same moth eaten t-shirt he’s worn for 6 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.”

To read the feature in full, see the December issue of Marie Claire, out today. Also available as digital edition through Apple Newsstand.

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