Cheryl Cole Praises Fans: "My Soldiers Make Me Proud"

1 March 2012, 10:14 | Updated: 1 March 2012, 10:43

The 'Fight For This Love' singer says her fans are "lovely and sweet" and she is proud of them.

Cheryl Cole says she is "proud" of her fans after receiving a compliment about them from one of her Twitter friends. 

The '3 Words' singer responded to comment on the social networking site that her 'soldiers' are "so sweet", and Cheryl praised her fan base in response. 

"Aww they really are, thank you!!" Cheryl tweeted yesterday (1^st March). "The amount of people that say to me that you lot are cool or the cutest, lovely, sweet…etc. Makes me proud #soldierlove."

She later added: "Going to sleep now feeling happy and proud. Night to all of you! Love you lots."

The 'Parachute' singer recently confirmed she has no intention of returning to her former role on The X Factor and says the show is "part of my past". 

Cheryl Cole has also said her third studio album is now completed and she is expected to return with a brand new single in the coming weeks.