Pussycat Doll 'wants to befriend Cole'

Pussycat Dolls star Melody Thornton has revealed that she is hoping to befriend Cheryl Cole this year.

The singer has vowed to support Cole's attempts to launch a career in the US following her success on The X Factor.

"Oh I love Cheryl. I hear she's looking into breaking the States and I'd definitely show her around if she wanted," Thornton told the Daily Star.

"I don't like nightclubs and so if Cheryl was happy to stay in and have a girls' night, watching films, then my friend Randy and I have a hoot doing that."

Asked to name the other female stars she admires, Thornton replied: "Victoria Beckham is huge in America - she's taken on an iconic status - but I think Leona [Lewis] is the most beautiful. She fills a void for a Mariah Carey fan like me."