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Fame puts a person under a microscope - A microscope viewed by millions of people. PR and commercial promotion fashions how they are presented under that microscope. Such exposure feeds all sorts of ideas about the person and the Press are expert at manipulating it and also spreading blatant untruths. How the famous person reacts to such public exposure can be a further measure of their character.
Subjected to such fame and merciless exposure, Cheryl comes across very well and is very down-to-earth - No surprise to me. I'm not saying she doesn't enjoy many aspects of her fame - The wealth and opportunities both musically and otherwise.
She's certainly not the greatest singer (the not-famous 21yo I'm currently co-producing is much better) but I like some of Cheryl's solo music:
^ Good song, well produced.