Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden revealed her close friend Cheryl Cole “doesn’t need a man”.
Ms Holden said she just returned from America where she caught up with Ms Cole who was recently taken to hospital after contracting malaria.
“I had some drinks with her. She’s fabulous. I think people should stop seeing her as this little hard done-by girl,” Ms Holden said.
“She’s a feisty, strong girl from Newcastle and she isn’t who she is through being airy fairy. She’s strong and she’s good. She’s absolutely fine and she doesn’t need a man.”
Ms Cole is now officially divorced from England footballer Ashley Cole following a final hearing this month and was recently linked to dancer Derek Hough.
Ms Holden was talking at the GQ Men of the Year 2010 awards where she was dressed in a one-shoulder blue dress from fellow reality TV judge Dannii Minogue’s new fashion line Project D.