CHERYL Cole can hardly hide her glee as she boards a flight home from Los Angeles after landing a £6million record deal on a flying visit.
Top brass at Universal summoned the Geordie out of the blue on Sunday after new single Promise This hit No 1 in the UK charts.
They said she could be HUGE in the States and offered to release new album Messy Little Raindrops in America next year.
The deal will also include at least two more albums.
The X Factor judge was squired around LA by dancer pal Derek Hough, 25, and she tried to keep out of sight in a car.
Last night a source said: "Cheryl got a call from some very senior people at Universal saying they wanted to see her.
"They are the kind of people who when they say, 'Jump', you ask, 'How high?'.
"So she jumped on a plane and went to LA for 36 hours. Derek was there to ferry her to and fro and give her support as these big execs can be quite scary."
Details of the contract are still being thrashed out but it is expected to be signed soon.
X Factor boss Simon Cowell, 51, helped grease the wheels, as did Black Eyed Peas pal Will.i.am who is also on Universal.
Cheryl, 27, lands back in the UK today and heads straight to rehearsals with her telly acts.
Two of her wannabes, Cher Lloyd, 17, and Katie Waissel, 24, had panicked when Cheryl left.
An insider said: "She has been a mother figure to them. They had no idea she'd be jetting off and feared she would not be back in time for rehearsals.
"But Cheryl has been in constant touch with her acts, talking them through song choices and giving them pep talks.
"She will go straight into the sound check with them and it will be business as usual."
CHERYL'S next single Everybody will feature vocals by rapper Dizzee Rascal - even though the two have never met.
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