When Nicola was called to give evidence she said Mrs Amogbokpa punched Cheryl twice in the face before Cheryl hit back.

Nicola said "She (Tweedy) just retaliated in self defence as anybody would if they had been punched in the face."

Under cross-examination the singer denied having made up the story about the two punches to help her friend and insisted she would never lie for anybody.

"I’m not going to lie for anybody," replied Miss Roberts. "At the end of the day it’s my life, my career, I’m not going to lie for anybody."

The case continues.

Cheryl in court - 09/10/03
Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy is in court to face up to charges of racially aggravated common assault.

She is alleged to have attacked a 39-year-old toilet attendant in The Drink nightclub in Guildford. Cheryl was out on the night in question having a drink (funnily enough) with fellow band member Nicola. Both girls were guzzling champers in the VIP area before going to the toilets, where law student Sophie Amogbokpa was working as the toilet attendant.

Cheryl and Nicola are said to have shared a cubicle, presumably because they were having a good old chat, and Cheryl apparently came out with ’a stagger’. This is where the argument between Cheryl and Sophie began, and the club’s manager, who had been waiting outside the toilets, went in to see what was happening, and witnessed ’the defendent punching the lavatory attendant with a clenched fist’ and racially insulted her. Cheryl meanwhile denies all by saying at the time ’I have always maintained that I am entirely innocent of the accusations that have been made and I am determined to fight to prove my innocence’.

How much?! - 05/08/03
Go on - have a guess how much home grown pop star Cheryl Tweedy gets paid a month.

Ok, a few clues. She could go on a ’mad’ spending spree in Top Shop and buy 24 pleated halter necks, or five pairs of Cuban heel electric blue slouch boots from Office and get £25 change. She could rent a luxury three bed townhouse in Merchants Wharf, or possibly spend 13 nights in the Seychelles with £500 pocket money. Have you guessed yet?

Well, she apparently earns £80 a day being in the girl band Girls Aloud, which is £400 a week, £1,600 a month and about £19,300 a year. Which actually isn’t that much come to think about it, for a chart topping girl band. Someone out there must be making the money.

How much do you think she deserves?

Cheryl’s brotherly love - 19/06/03
Geordie Cheryl Tweedy has revealed that she is dating her bandmate’s Kimberley Walsh’s brother.

The Girls Aloud star has been dating Adam Walsh for the past two months. They got together after Cheryl visited Kimberley’s home in Bradford.

Cheryl said: "We’d never met before but we just clicked and everything’s going great. "He’s like the male version of me and we’re getting along just fine!"

Tweedy faces the music - 25/03/03
Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy was today in court charged with racially aggravated assault.

The 19-year-old from Newcastle upon Tyne went before magistrates in Guildford, Surrey, accused of an attack on toilet attendant Sophie Amogbokpa in The Drink nightclub in the town on January 11.