Cole admires Perry

London, June 22 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole says she admires her new friend Katy Perry's strength.

"I love Katy, she's great. We are definitely going to be arranging a girlie dinner soon. I really admire her and think she's a strong woman," contactmusic.com quoted Cole as saying.

The 28-year-old also said that Perry is her workout inspiration.

"I love popping on Perry's song 'Wide Awake' to dance to. I think the hardest part of getting fit is getting started. It can be really hard to motivate yourself at the beginning, but now I really love working out and staying in shape," she said.