Dreamgirls Aloud: Cheryl & Co transform themselves into Beyonce-a-likes for their Christmas TV show

They have transformed themselves from reality show winners into pop icons.

Now Girls Aloud have been given there own one-off show on ITV1 this month and seem to have got in to the seasonal spirit.

Dressed in skin tight, silver fishtail dresses, the group share more than a passing resemblance to a box of Christmas crackers.

The five-piece aped the glamorous style of the cast of 2007 movie musical Dreamgirls, which starred Beyonce Knowles as a Sixties singer in the style of Diana Ross.

A show insider said: 'It seemed fitting to have the girls record this special in the very same studio where all their careers began six years ago on Popstars: The Rivals.'

Entitled, The Girls Aloud Party the production will broadcast on ITV1 on December 13.

Last year, the group featured on a series on ITV2 but executives now feel that they are suitable for the main channel.

This has in part been aided by aided by Cheryl Cole’s success as a judge on The X Factor.

The group, made up of Cole, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding, and Kimberley Walsh, will perform all of the biggest hits and news songs from their album.


The programme also features collaborations with the Kaiser Chiefs and James Morrison.

Cilla Black, Paul O’Grady and Julie Goodyear also appear on the programme.
Harding said: '2008 has been a great year for us all and what better way to round it off than with a festive special.


'The show is a true Girls Aloud Christmas party and loads of fun.'

Since finding fame in late 2002 the band have had 19 consecutive top ten hit singles.

Cole’s popularity as a judge on The X Factor has raised questions over the group’s long term future but a national tour is scheduled for next year.