Cheryl Cole voted perfect breakfast partner

What would get you jumping out of bed on a Monday morning and rushing downstairs for breakfast? The Actimel A.M. Poll has revealed that Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole is our favoured celebrity breakfast partner, with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver topping the list of those who we would most want to cook us the perfect breakfast.

Cheryl came out on top in the poll of more than 3,000 people, with nearly a third of men questioned (30%) choosing the X Factor judge to help get them up in the morning. Women fancied the idea of drinking their morning coffee with Pirates of the Caribbean heartthrob Johnny Depp, followed by comedian and intellectual heavyweight Stephen Fry, who came third in the overall list.

And who best to rustle up this perfect breakfast than healthy food campaigner Jamie Oliver, with over a quarter of those asked handpicking the cheeky chappy to be their personal chef. Fiery chef Gordon Ramsay proved he could be relied upon to serve up anything but a kitchen nightmare, coming second, with sumptuous food goddess Nigella Lawson a tempting third.

Rob Bayne from Actimel said, “We wanted to uncover the things that would make us want to take on the day and not continually reach for the snooze button. Our poll found that mornings were by the far the most stressful time of day, with nearly two thirds of those asked (65%) saying that they were not at their best in the mornings.  But it turns out that, with Cheryl or Johnny waiting at the breakfast table, most of us would spring out of bed rather than grab another five minutes sleep!”

Bayne added, “We found that a shocking four in ten people currently do not have breakfast every morning, which is essential to getting a really great start to your day. A healthy, balanced breakfast and some exercise in your morning routine will definitely help you to begin the day with a positive can-do mindset, which is great if Cheryl and Jamie aren’t free for a croissant!”

Top ten ranked celebrities:

Male Celebrity

Johnny Depp
Stephen Fry
David Attenborough
Will Smith
Dermot O’Leary
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
David Beckham
Robbie Williams
Gerard Butler

Female Celebrity
 
Cheryl Cole
Dawn French
Jennifer Aniston
Holly Willoughby
Beyonce
Cameron Diaz
Angelina Jolie
JK Rowling
Fearne Cotton
Kylie Minogue
 
Top ten ranked chefs

Jamie Oliver
Gordon Ramsey
Nigella Lawson
Heston Blumenthal
Delia Smith
Ainsley Harriet
James Martin
Marco Pierre White
High Fearnley-Whittingstall
Rick Stein