Cheryl shed a tear on stage on Wednesday night as her 'official' debut in London show 2:22: A Ghost Story warned her great reviews from notoriously hard to please theatre critics.
A few eyebrows were raised when it was announced that Cheryl would be joining the cast of the award-winning production, with some cynics calling it a 'stunt' casting, as the Geordie star follows in the footsteps of Lily Allen, Giovanna Fletcher and Laura Whitmore to play Jenny in the gripping thriller.
Cheryl shared her excitement with fans at being given the opportunity to show her acting chops and many of them have already followed to the Lyric Theatre in the capital to see her and co-stars including EastEnders' Jake Wood. And, there were some very special guests in the audience as the Call My Name singer entertained celebs and the press on Wednesday - her Girls Aloud bandmates Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.
