Cheryl misses the mark in over-fussy LBD on the Greatest Dancer red carpet

Cheryl did her best to bounce back from a month from hell at London’s exclusive Mayfair Hotel, where she attended a red carpet photocall for new BBC talent show The Greatest Dancer.

But she might have been trying just a shade too hard, in a shiny satin mini dress that seemed to be trying to be all things to all women.

The frock’s thigh-skimming length flattered the Geordie star’s perfect pins, and the dress’s cut out detail revealed an enticing expanse of her perfectly-toned back but a loose tie at the throat combined with a billowing bishop sleeve was a detail too far.

Cheryl put her best foot forward for the photocall
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Greatest Dancer colleague Oti Mabuse dazzled in a pair of sparkly thigh-high boots that made it feels as if Christmas had come early while Glee star Matthew Morrison dressed down in double-denim and a leather jacket.

The Geordie singer completed her look with with sheer tights and chunky-heeled ankle boots.
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Cheryl is pushing hard to rebuild her profile right now after a lacklustre reaction to the lead single from her new album and the collapse of he lucrative association with cosmetics giant L’Oréal.

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She first started working with the brand nine years ago when she was an X-Factor judge and riding a wave of popular sympathy over the breakdown of her marriage with footballer Ashley Cole.

This year, however, has seen a marked decline in her fortunes with savage reactions to her comeback performance on X Factor – in particular her dance routine was described as being "too sexual" for a family show.