Cheryl’s heartbreaking response when she told me about her drug-addict brother. He’s just been given his 44th conviction and is living behind a Morrisons, says KATIE HIND – now friends tell me about her ‘unimaginable’ problem

This felt like another surreal moment for her, following her rise to fame with the pop group Girls Aloud. It was a remarkable journey, taking her from a modest background in Newcastle all the way to success and wealth.