White hot Cheryl stuns Cannes

The sex factor ... beauty Cheryl
Cole blows kiss at Cannes

STUNNING Cheryl Cole is bound to get the Yanks' attention in this plunging white number.

The new US X Factor judge set tongues wagging when she arrived in the long-sleeved frock with gold and black embellishments at the front at the 64th Cannes film festival.

She posed and blew kisses to onlookers before the premiere of Habemus Papam, by Italian film-maker Nanni Moretti.

Stunning ... Cheryl Cole

The big hair Cheryl has been sporting on the show's auditions this week was replaced with a sleek pony-tail, parted at the side.

Earlier, her PR company Supersonic posted pictures on Twitter of the Girls Aloud star walking up stairs, dressed more casually in khaki cargo trousers and a plain, white t-shirt, peep-toe heels and a long, gold necklace.

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Cheryl, 27, left the US after the first few days in her new job where she has already made an impression on fellow judge Paula Abdul who gushed that she was a "delight, lovely and sweet".

The Geordie star has already developed a large male fan base in America after the first round of auditions.

The controversial Habemus Papam tells the story of a fictitious pope who struggles to adjust to his new role and eventually resigns.

Daring ... Cheryl teamed the dress with a pear shaped accessories

Elegant ... Cheryl's arrival sent the photographers wild at the film festival