Pop star and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole has taken in a lodger while she recovers from Malaria.

Cheryl's close friend Derek Hough, who appears with Cheryl on the video for her single 'Parachute' is reported to have already moved into her multi-million pound house near Godalming in Surrey.

Derek is said to have work lined-up in the UK until the end of the year, including a one-off appearance on the next series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

Meanwhile, Cheryl's X Factor boss Simon Cowell has apparently suggested she should get a lifestyle coach to make sure she eats, sleeps and talks about what's on her mind. Derek Hough may be that person.

Cheryl was hospitalised this month after contracting Malaria while on holiday with Derek in Tanzania, Africa.