Cheryl Cole wants a baby

Cheryl Cole says she wants to have a baby.

The 25-year-old beauty – who decided to forgive soccer star husband Ashley Cole earlier this year following allegations he cheated on her with three different women – insists she won't let Girls Aloud prevent her from starting a family.

She said: "I am having thoughts about having children. Girls Aloud wouldn't break up if I had a baby, but it would change the dynamics.

"We have been working non stop and there will come a time when you have to prioritise things but I'm just focused on what I'm doing with the girls right now."

Cheryl – who was convicted of assault and sentenced to community service after hitting a toilet attendant in 2003 – also revealed she has "learnt from her mistakes".

Speaking about her infamous feud with British singer Charlotte Church, Cheryl added to You magazine: "I am quite self-critical, but if you go back into the history of the so-called feuds, what they materialised from was me defending myself. I don't go out of my way to b***h.

"I love Charlotte's stuff and that's why it makes me sad, because these stories are creating a false image of me. I was crying, in a state, and went through a phase when I wouldn't leave the house."