Cheryl Cole advised Alexandra to stay single

London, (ANI): Singer Alexandra Burke has revealed that Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole has advised her to remain single. "I wouldn't date a dancer, but I can admire them. Cheryl has warned me," the Sun quoted her as saying. Burke added: "She said: 'You're not allowed to date dancers, Alex, and you're not allowed to date boys full stop!' And I said, 'Fine, I'll just get a dog!' "

The pop star insisted that she is just friends with JLS star Aston Merrygold. She said: "Oh my God, I do love Aston. He is quite hot and a real cutie. "We are really good friends. I love all the JLS boys, but me and Aston are really, really close and we're literally talking on BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) all the time. "We're just really cool friends." Burke's track 'Bad Boys' recently hit the no1 spot at the music charts, beating Robbie Williams.