If you ever happen to find yourself in Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s company, do NOT mention her old surname.
Apparently The X Factor judge wasn’t too pleased when warm-up host Ian Royce referred to her as Cheryl Cole in front of the studio audience before the results show at the weekend.
In fact, according to the Daily Star, she called him “ignorant” before saying “it’s not hard to pronounce my name phonetically.”
Ian tweeted about the incident later that night. He explained: “I’m getting destroyed on twitter by the @CherylOfficial fans… I got the name wrong…I apologised. Let’s all move on.”
He added: “I love @CherylOfficial She stands up for what she believes in and speaks her mind for what she holds true. I respect and admire that.”
As most people know, Cheryl divorced English footballer Ashley Cole in 2010 after a number of alleged infidelities.
