Cheryl Cole raises malaria awareness

I've praised British songstress and TV personality Cheryl Cole (X-Factor, which she's back on in Britain after making nice with Simon Cowell and a couple million from the ill-fated venture in the US) for her talent and looks many times.  And I always wished that she and admirer Derek Hough got together for more than a dance or two.  And I think I noted her courage in battling through a real bad bout (near-death situation) of malaria a couple of years ago, which fortunately she recovered from.

I still think she's one of the world's most gorgeous women, despite the gigantic rose on her butt.

Well, in support of Sport Relief, a British charity show with sports personalities (apparently) that raises money for the poor in the UK and abroad, Cheryl is talking about her personal malaria struggle and urging contributions to Sport Relief.  Hopefully some of those contributions will go for malaria nets, as she suggests.


‘At one point I was given 24 hours to live’: Cheryl Cole talks about her battle with malaria to raise awareness and money for Sport Relief  (and there's also a very pretty picture of Cheryl in the article, but no picture of the tattoo on her butt)