Cheryl Cole named beauty of year

30 December 2008 08:57am

Cheryl Cole has rounded off a successful year by topping two beauty polls.

The Girls Aloud singer was named Superdrug's beauty icon of the year as well as Heat magazine's fittest British female celebrity body.

Cheryl, 25, stepped into Sharon Osbourne's shoes this year to become a judge on The X Factor.

Second place in the Superdrug poll of more than 2,500 people went to last year's winner Keira Knightley, while Kate Winslet collected the bronze beauty medal.

Despite the furore over Fern Britton's gastric band operation, she came in eighth place, beating Carla Bruni and Tess Daly.

Meanwhile, Heat's survey of more than 2,000 people saw Cheryl, whose small frame has come in for scrutiny, named as having Britain's fittest female celebrity body.

But while most women polled thought Cheryl had the fittest body, only 12.9 per cent of men agreed, those behind the survey said.

Cheryl was second overall, with American actress Jessica Alba coming out in first place.

David Beckham was named as having the fittest male celebrity body - while Gavin and Stacey star James Corden was perhaps a surprise name on the list in 11th place.

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