Cheryl Cole planning solo career?

Cheryl Cole has started planning a music career outside of Girls Aloud, say reports.

According to The Sun, the popstar is in talks with producer T2, who recently scored a number two hit single with 'Heartbroken'.

T2 has been linked to stars including Kelly Rowland, Kate Nash and Natasha Bedingfield in the past.

However, Cole was apparently upset last week when the Leeds-born musician chose to postpone recording dates to work with Alesha Dixon instead.

A source said: "Cheryl and T2 have been in discussions about her solo material. He is the man of the moment, with a lot of pop acts clamouring for his expertise on collaborations.

"He told her she would have to hold on a bit longer because he had commitments with Alesha - which went down like a lead balloon.

"Cheryl is keen to get cracking on new material and didn’t want to play second fiddle to anyone else."

Cole recently claimed that her life would be "worthless" without the rest of Girls Aloud around her.