ANTICS between CHERYL COLE and WILL.I.AM backstage at the BLACK EYED PEAS concerts sound more like a school trip than a European tour.
Will's bandmates have been teasing the rapper over the time he has been spending alone with their stunning Geordie support act.
And singing the classic playground chant "Will and Cheryl sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g" is their main method of winding up the US star.
Sophisticated characters these pop stars and their crews.
The pair have made an excuse for their disappearing act, telling FERGIE and the others that Will has been showing Cheryl some "new beats" in his mobile studio. Presumably with his rhythm stick.
A source said: "Between shows the slog of touring is a dull business. Cheryl's presence has spiced things up during the first two nights in Dublin. Everyone has been teasing Will and Cheryl about being an item and generally ripping the p***. It's playground stuff.
"The backing dancers have been getting in on the act with the most childish stuff. Will has a mobile studio with him and he and Cheryl are planning to spend even more time in there making music during the 17 upcoming UK and European dates. So the ribbing is only going to continue.
"Cheryl's been laughing about it though, saying Will is more like a brother and he's simply been showing off new beats." The GIRLS ALOUD singer today
landed back at Heathrow with mum JOAN and bandmate NICOLA ROBERTS, who had watched the two Dublin gigs.
Will - who worked with the Geordie on her No1 album 3 Words - seems to be keen on Cheryl.
He has described the singer as his "perfect ten", called her inevitable divorce "great news" and declared that he'd move to the UK if it meant being with her.
On the tour's opening night in Ireland, he even came to the stage rapping: "Cheryl Cole's so sexy." Will. Buy her a bag of Tudor crisps and she'll soon be singing I Gotta Feeling just for you.
Source: The Sun