Soccer Extreme : Cheryl Cole last night revealed she's still single after her split with hubby Ashley.The X Factor beauty told Alan Carr: "I've had no time. A lady doesn't talk about these things."
Her comment follows speculation over Cheryl's on-off relationship with American dancer Derek Hough, 25.
He comforted her after she separated from Chelsea ace Ashley, 29 - and the pair shared a holiday together in Tanzania where Cheryl contracted malaria.
Cheryl, 27, also told how she "kicked off" when Simon Cowell gave her an envelope containing vouchers for Botox injections as a Christmas gift.
She told comedian Carr at the recording of his chat show: "I still haven't opened mine. I'll give it back to him... he could use it himself!
"But he looks younger now than he did before. Maybe the Botox works!"
Cheryl - wearing a slashed-to-the-thigh black dress - denied there was any sexual tension between her and the music mogul, 51.
She said: "There is nothing sexual with Simon. We have good chemistry."
She told that, behind the scenes, the atmosphere on X Factor this year had been "intense".
She admitted: "It is hardcore backstage. We want to kill each other by the end."
Cheryl also revealed she wanted a loyal and warm new friend to cuddle up to this festive break - but fellas need not apply.
She said: "I want a puppy for Christmas. A big dog you can roll around with." Alan Carr: Chatty Man is on Channel 4 on Monday. (thesun)