Dec 15, 2006 • 1 min read

Girls Aloud criticise Lily Allen and urge politicians to stop trying to be cool

Girls Aloud have criticised Lily Allen in an MTV interview, while Cheryl Tweedy says politicians like David Cameron should stop trying to be cool.

Girls Aloud have been having a bit of a go at Lily Allen in an interview with MTV. The group's Kimberley Walsh said of Lily: "Her first single was really good. It seemed she was really different - a female, but I don't know anymore. I don't really like her as a person". Bandmate Nicola Roberts meanwhile added: "Lily was saying she liked me because I was moody and not that pretty. I really appreciated her when she first came out - she was a breath of fresh air. But now I think fuck her."

Elsewhere, the Girls Aloud have been getting a little political, and in particular have said politicians shouldn't try to be "cool". Cheryl Tweedy, who Tory leader David Cameron said was his favourite Girl Aloud in an interview earlier this year, told reporters this week: "Politicians know we get listened to by more young fans than they do. That's why David Cameron said he fancied me. He was just trying to be cool. I bet he couldn't name a single song of ours. Do I fancy him? No! Politicians should stop trying to be cool and get on with running the country".

That said, Tweedy does think politicians should be making an effort to connect with yoof, adding: "There should be adverts in the breaks during Coronation Street spelling it out in bullet points: This is what the Conservatives stand for. This is what Labour stands for. You know that basically Labour is the working class and the Conservatives are kind of upper class, and then everything else is... I have no idea". Mmmm, Labour is "working class". Yep, she has no idea.

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