Cheryl returns to work as she’s seen for the first time in public in SIX months since giving birth to son Bear – just hours before Sarah Harding enters CBB

CHERYL has returned to work as she's seen in public for the first time in SIX MONTHS - just hours before her ex Girls Aloud co-star Sarah Harding enters Celebrity Big Brother.

The pop star and former X Factor judge has not been seen in public since February, when she posed with her baby bump on a L'Oreal photoshoot.

Now, following the birth of son Bear in March, the brunette beauty is back at work with the beauty brand once again.

Cheryl, 34, shared a glamorous behind-the-scenes photo to Instagram on Tuesday with the simple caption: "Back at work."

Her post was liked by boyfriend Liam Payne and thousands more fans in just minutes.

Cheryl has kept an incredibly low profile all year, only sharing a handful of social media images over the last six months - and just one where her face isn't obscured by a filter.

She and One Direction star Liam, 23, welcomed their son Bear Grey Payne on March 22.

Since then, the singer has shunned the limelight, preferring to remain at home in Surrey with Liam and their son.

She's shared just a handful of photos of herself over the last few months, including one in July showing her with blonde hair, and one of her and Liam trying out Snapchat filters on a night out.

Cheryl's back to work post came just hours before ex-bandmate Sarah is due to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house.

She unfollowed Sarah on social media in July, which led to rumours of a rift.