Nicola Roberts did a live Twitter chat this afternoon, answering questions posed by fans, for 46 minutes.
Here's what we've learned:
- She prefers coffee to tea, and takes it black (or with soya milk)
- Her fingernails are currently painted lilac, and her toenails are raspberry
- She still sees the other Girls Aloud members a lot
- … In fact, they're all having a slumber party at Kimberley's house in two weeks, where she'll play them her album
- If she could collaborate with anyone, alive or dead, she'd pick Eminem
- Her career highlight was getting a Number One album with Girls Aloud, and winning a Brit Award
- Her favourite shop is Topshop
- Her favourite song by Cheryl is '3 Words'
- Her favourite way to spend a day off is in bed with her dogs
- She would like to record another album with Girls Aloud
- Her favourite thing to do in Liverpool is to hide in the corner of a dingy club
- When she's drunk, she talks shit
- Her celeb girl crush is Vanessa from The Saturdays
- She is a fan of Jessie J and Nicki Minaj
- She can't wait to meet Lady Gaga
- Her favourite shoes are the "modern day glass slippers" she designed
- Her favourite artist at the moment is Diplo
- The last gig she went to was M.I.A.
- She's allergic to dairy and wheat
- Her favourite perfume is Chanel Chance
- Her favourite words from the Scouse dialect are "sound", "boss", "lar", and "doll"
- She loved the royal wedding but wished they'd filmed the party
- The only crisps she can eat are Walkers Ready Salted
- Her favourite alcoholic drink is champagne
- She prefers EastEnders to Coronation Street
- She doesn't smoke
- She loves photography
- 'Out of Control' was nearly called 'Girls Aloud: Revolution'
- Her favourite Disney movie is Cinderella, followed by The Little Mermaid, followed by Sleeping Beauty
- She likes The Wanted
- She wrote 'It's Magic'
- She also wrote 'Beat Of My Drum'
- She does still own the "I'm a rude ginger bitch, botherd?!" mini skirt
- 'Beat Of My Drum' will be debuting on the radio in June (but a 30-second clip will go up on her website tomorrow)
- CDs bought from the official Nicola Roberts store will be autographed
- And finally, there are 12 songs on her debut solo album.
Et voila.
