Cheryl Cole is flyaway favourite

11/10/11

By Yamurai Zendera

Pop princess Cheryl Cole's star is soaring after being voted the nation's favourite fantasy companion on a long-haul flight.

The Girls Aloud singer picked up more than a third of the votes with Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet and Emma Watson all tied in second place.

Around 2,000 people took part in the poll carried out for Air New Zealand which asked people to nominate a celebrity to share a trans-Atlantic flight with.

Its UK general manager Chris Myers said: "Cheryl Cole has again cemented herself as the nation's sweetheart, being chosen as the British celebrity that most Brits like to cuddle up with on a flight to Los Angeles".

Other nominees included Cat Deeley, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sienna Miller and Helen Mirren., while the top three favourite men were Oscar-winner Colin Firth followed by David Beckham and Orlando Bloom.