The Girls Aloud singer has apparently been working with a vocal coach in preparation for a role on the upcoming US version of The X Factor. However, The Sun claims that Cole is finding it difficult to be separated from her mother Joan.
"Cheryl was missing Joan just a few hours after she landed," a source told the paper. "She reckons it will need visits from her mum at least every fortnight and she will try to fly home every other week - even if just for a couple of days.
"She asks that every room she stays in has similar furnishings and pictures so she doesn't feel too displaced."
They added: "Derek [Hough] bought her some Haribo the other day and she said even they tasted different, so she's planning on getting her favourite sweets posted over."
