She can walk the walk (albeit in VERY tight jeans), but can Geordie lass Cheryl Cole talk the talk?
That's what top TV executives in LA are expected to find out this week as the singer jets in for some voice coaching.
There has been no official confirmation as yet, but Cheryl Cole's trip to LA will do nothing to quash speculation that she may be set to join close friend Simon Cowell for her dream job on the judging panel of U.S. X Factor.
The rain in spain...: It's thought that worried TV chiefs have drafted in top Hollywood voice coach Bob Corff, who has worked with Sharon Osborne and on films including Kick-Ass in the past, to help Cheryl sound more 'American'
The rain in spain...: It's thought that worried TV chiefs have drafted in top Hollywood voice coach Bob Corff, who has worked with Sharon Osborne and on films including Kick-Ass in the past, to help Cheryl sound more 'American'

Dimples: The Girls Aloud beauty looked back to her happy and healthy best as she walked through departures
Dimples: The Girls Aloud beauty looked back to her happy and healthy best as she walked through departures
Practice makes perfect: The Girls Aloud beauty looked in good spirits as she arrived at the airport to board her flight to LA. Perhaps she's been practising her American accent...
But although she's already reportedly signed a £500,000 deal to take part in the show, it's understood that executives at Fox TV still have reservations over her strong  Geordie twang and are grooming the 27-year-old to tone it down.
Cheryl has always been fiercely proud of her gritty northern roots and regional accent, but if viewers in the U.S. can't understand what she's saying, the show will be in breach of strict U.S. TV regulations.
Long flight: Cheryl Cole arrived in LAX and was helped to her car by security
Long flight: Cheryl Cole arrived in LAX and was helped to her car by security
Warm reception: Cheryl was greeted by a number of photographers as she arrived in LA
Warm reception: Cheryl was greeted by a number of photographers as she arrived in LA
Warm reception: Cheryl was greeted by a number of photographers as she arrived in to LAX airport
A source said: 'If audiences and contestants can't understand her, it is actually a regulatory offence.'
Worried TV chiefs are thought to have drafted in top Hollywood voice coach Bob Corff, who has worked with Sharon Osborne and on films including Kick-Ass in the past, to help Cheryl sound more 'American'.
Healthy: The 27-year-old X Factor judge appears to have put her health worries behind her and was glowing with health as she jetted out the LA
Healthy: The 27-year-old X Factor judge appears to have put her health worries behind her and was glowing as she jetted out to LA
Glossy: The star was a vision in shades of beige and brown with a chestnut leather belt to match her shiny tresses
Glossy: The star was a vision in shades of beige and brown with a chestnut leather belt to match her shiny tresses
Why aye man: As well as losing the edge off her Geordie accent, it's understood that the singer will be expected say 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' to some of her favourite Newcastle expressions
As well as losing the edge off her Geordie accent, it's understood that the singer will be expected say 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' to some of her favourite Newcastle expressions.
On the hit-list of banned colloquialisms will be using the word 'babe' to describe a good-looking  girl or boy and Cheryl will also be taught to use the word 'pants' instead of 'trousers', 'butt' as opposed to 'bum' and 'cookies' not 'biscuits'.
A source close to the star told the Mirror that another cause for concern is Cheryl's pronunciation of the 'yoo' sound in words such as 'new' and 'tune'.
In America, these are more often pronounced as 'noo' and 'toon' - and learning these basics could be key in getting audiences to understand her.
And if Cheryl does manage to 'nail it', she'll probably be more surprised than anyone