Cheryl | Popstars: The Rivals

• Genre: Reality competition
• Presented by: Davina McCall
• Judges: Pete Waterman, Louis Walsh, Geri Halliwell
• No. of series: 1
• No. of episodes: 18
• Executive producers: Nigel Hall, 
• Duncan Gray
• Producers: Claudia Rosencrantz, 
• Nicholas Steinberg
• Running time: 30–60 minutes
• Production company: LWT
• Network: ITV
• Release: 7 September – 22 December 2002

Popstars: The Rivals was a 2002 UK reality talent show where contestants auditioned to form either a five-piece boy band or a girl group. The rival bands, managed by Pete Waterman and Louis Walsh respectively, competed in live weekly public eliminations and battled to secure the coveted UK Christmas Number One.