Moot-point pop star Cheryl Cole looks youthful and vibrant on the May 2012 Spring cover of ‘Marie Claire’ flashing her signature toothy smile.

In the issue, soon to be on newsstands, the former ‘X Factor’ judge makes some interesting comments regarding current ‘X Factor’ judge Louis Walsh and his mishandling of her career.

See more shots from Cole’s spread and read her scathing remarks towards Walsh after the jump.

On Walsh’s alleged involvement in her career: “We never had management,” she says. “Louis claimed to be our manager but he never did it. We didn’t talk to him or anything like that. He just took a cheque. Oh yeah, he took the cheques.” Shots fired.

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