Cheryl has admitted it ‘killed her’ waiting for her long-awaited musical comeback, after taking a year-long break to focus on motherhood.
The 35-year-old told Heart Radio she felt a sense of relief that her single Love Made Me Do It was finally released after a four year hiatus, as she also spoke candidly about being a parent to 19-month old Bear.
It comes after Cheryl comeback stormed to the top of the charts ahead of her return to the stage on The X Factor on Sunday, with the song currently outperforming Polaroid by her ex-boyfriend Liam Payne.
She’s back! Cheryl has admitted it ‘killed her’ waiting for her long-awaited musical comeback with Love Made Me Do It after taking a year-long break to focus on motherhood
When she was asked whether she felt any nerves ahead of Love Made Me Do It’s released, Cheryl confessed it was more of an excitement.
‘It’s so exciting I can’t believe I’m back [my fans] they’ve been waiting for so long they’ve been so patient with us,’ she said.
‘I’m so glad, I’m so happy it’s out there now, because the anticipation of waiting for it to be out there was killing me.
‘Something inside of us was just like I’m ready and I wasn’t ready for the longest time, even that [return] was appealing.
Big return: The 35-year-old told Heart Radio she felt a sense of relief that her single Love Made Me Do It was finally released after a four year hiatus
‘I was getting out of my trackies and t-shirt with sick on it or whatever, and someone would do me hair and makeup nice.’
Cheryl also touched on some of the less-pleasant things she’s had to deal with since becoming a mum, laughing as she also touched on some of the mysteries of parenting.
Admitting she was yet to answer the door to delivery man in the middle of a feed, she did joke: ‘I can see how that would happen, I can abs see how that would happen, I just wouldn’t answer the door that’s the difference.’
‘Nothing’s gross when you become a mother, you just become the norm.
‘What is green poo why do babies have green poo? You never get like a correct answer either it’s just like nature.’
Transformed: Cheryl also spoke about being a mum to her son Bear, joking about some of the less-pleasant mysteries that come with being a parent
It comes as Cheryl made a triumphant return to the music charts after releasing her first single in four years in Love Made Me Do It.
The former Girls Aloud star sent fans into overdrive with her new release and in the days that followed, she was seen sitting at number five on the iTunes download chart – one position higher than her ex Liam Payne and his track Polaroid.
She currently sits at number eight in the mid-week chart and is hoping to secure the number one spot when the official chart lands this Sunday.
Fan favourite: Love Made Me Do It stormed the charts following its release on Friday, with fans gushing that the South Shields-born songstress had finally returned
Success: The song stands at number five on the iTunes download chart – one position higher than her ex Liam Payne and his track Polaroid
Love Made Me Do It was the second most played track on Spotify in the days that followed its release and currently number 28 on Hot Hits UK – the music streaming site’s biggest playlist.
Cheryl has also received a number of streams from YouTube, after choosing to release the music video for Love Made Me Do It at the same time as the single.
On the live iTunes chart, Cheryl sits at number five with Love Made Me Do It, while Ariana Grande is still holding the number one spot with her new single Thank U, Next.
She has, however, taken over her ex-boyfriend Liam in the charts, as his track Polaroid – with Jonas Blue and Lennon Stella is positioned at number six.
Loving it: Cheryl has also received a number of streams from YouTube, after choosing to release the music video for Love Made Me Do It at the same time as the single
Cheryl and Liam announced their split in July – just over a year after welcoming their son Bear. They first began dating in 2016 following her divorced from ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.
The duo welcomed Bear in March 2017, but called time on their relationship in the months that followed their son’s first birthday.
Cheryl has candidly spoken about her split from Liam while promoting her comeback to the charts in recent weeks. She said her former boyfriend Payne had wanted to be a father from 16, and was happy to have a family but ‘it didn’t work out’.
The former couple first met on The X Factor in 2008 when Liam was just 14 and Cheryl was a judge. She has since claimed that Liam is the ‘only man to remain faithful’ to her and she is content with being ‘single’ now she has the ‘man of her dreams’, son Bear.
Proving there’s no bad blood between the exes, Liam was seen congratulating Cheryl on her musical comeback as she released new track Love Made Me Do It, along with the single’s music video on Friday.
He tweeted: ‘Congratulations @CherylOfficial on your first release in 4 years can’t wait for everyone to hear the rest.’
Cheryl, meanwhile, was left overwhelmed by the support she received from fans. She tweeted: ‘I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS!! thank you so much.’
Over: It comes after the star also spoke out about her split with Liam Payne in July, admitting that while she is grateful for they shared, ‘it didn’t work out’