We couldn’t be happier with Marie Claire UK’s choice to put Cheryl Cole on its May front cover!

The petite Geordie singer turned talent show judge turned shoe designer turned actress (was there something we missed out?) poses in a series of gorgeous bright and summery outfits which we are very much lusting after. We’re quite fond of her bouncy voluminous hair too… we want!

Cheryl always provides cracking interviews to accompany her stunning editorial pics, and this time was no different, as she admitted to dreaming about the one and only Prince Harry!

”I love Prince Harry,” she said. “Actually, I had a dream last night I married Prince Harry and was a real-life princess. It’s true. And Charles was my father-in-law instead of my charity partner!”

We hope you’re reading Harry… now’s your chance!

Apart from talking about her Prince crush, Cheryl spoke out about her weight, which has been a talking point since she and the other Girls Aloud members were thrust into the spotlight all those years ago.

“I’m like any other woman, my weight fluctuates,” she said. “I have a pair of jeans one size bigger than the other just in case that week I’m a little bit heavier. I work out and try to make healthy choices.

“When I first got in the band I remember the first mean story I read where newspapers called us “Pork Stars”. And Louis Walsh had come out publicly and said, ‘They’re all fat. They all need to lose weight.’ And the record label sent us all to have training.”

The May issue of Marie Claire is out this Thursday!