kick-started
the festive seasonon Thursday night when she switched on the Oxford Street Christmas lights in London. Th
e X Factorjudge took to the stage outside John Lewis to illuminate the famous shopping street in front of thousands of waiting fans.
A glittering poppystood out against Cheryl's chic black military coat as she was joined by
Me and My Broken Hearthitmakers
Rixtonand 25-year-old songstress
Jess Glynne.
said Cheryl as she waved to the crowd. "I'm so excited", she added before counting down from ten and pressing the button to light up the street.The central London celebration also featured a performance of the Christmas carol
O Holy Nightby 16-year-old
Lauren Mae Kidd. The budding singer, who taught herself to play the guitar before attending former
EastEndersactress
Brooke Kinsella's True Stars Academy, won a social media talent competition to make her public debut at the event.Cheryl's schedule is jam-packed at the moment. As the
X Factordraws ever closer to crowning its winner for this year, the Newcastle-born starlet looks
set to claim her fifth number one single on Sunday.
Taken from her fourth studio album
Only Human, Cheryl's new song
I Don't Caretopped the mid-week chart on Wednesday.To celebrate the release of her latest record and reaching the number one slot in Ireland, Cheryl spent time responding to her fans on Twitter about what they thought of her new music."
I am so overwhelmed and kind of emotionalthat FINALLY!!! Some of you have Only Human #irishsoldiers," she wrote. When one follower asked her how excited she was for her UK fans to hear the album, the 31-year-old simply replied, "You have no idea."