Style Icon: Nicola Roberts

4 months ago 29th Jul 15:05

Nicola Roberts has had a hard time in the past having had her appearance constantly compared to her Girls Aloud bandmates but now she has matured into a true style icon who's indivuality and bold dress sense puts her streets ahead the other girls.

Newspapers and gossip columns have spent years teasing Nicola over her flame red hair and porcelain pale skin but these days she's stopped trying to conform to the tanorexic, Barbie doll look and become a role model for all us natural girls.

“For years I felt like the ugly one in Girls Aloud,” she admited recently to the News of the World, “I walked around looking unhappy and completely miserable because that’s how I felt for such a long time.”

“There I was - tall, skinny, with red hair and the whitest skin you’ve ever seen – standing next to four of the most gorgeous girls in Britain. They all look perfect with lovely hair and amazing tanned bodies. I was the ugly one, the odd one out.”

Red hair and pale skin can be difficult to work with and many redheads choose to stay away from bold colours for fear of clashing but Nicola shows that there really is no need to hide away.

Nicola is often seen working the brightest colours on the red carpet and even pulls off the dreaded red hair and pink dress combo with confidence.

Purple is also a great colour for Nic as it perfectly compliments the green of her eyes while bringing out the beautiful deep red tones in her hair.

Nicola recently revamped her look with a funky new hairstyle giving her even more of a trendy edge. She showed off her new shorter style at the 02 Wireless festival while working the perfect indie chick look.

While Nicola once thought her hair and skin tone were her downfall they have actually turned out to be quite the opposite.

Her healthy looking auburn locks always look bouncy and full of life while her pale skin gives her a great English rose complexion which stands her apart from the rest of her badmates.

Nicola has even created her own make up line specially designed for pale skin called Dainty Doll and already it's flying off the shelves as pale skinned girls everywhere follow her lead.

Nicola may have a reputation for being the quiet, forgetable member of Girls Aloud but I'm sure if you take another look you will agree that she definitely has unique style and natural beauty that's defintely worth remembering.

Caz Moss- Female First