Girls Aloud's backstage after-party antics revealed! Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh et al drink wine and smoke ...

We like to imagine that after Girls Aloud come off stage from their Ten Tour they go partying until the early hours in a very hardcore pop A-list way.

Kimberley Walsh and Girls Aloud smoked electronic cigarettes together after their gig. Copyright [Twitter/Sara

But it seems like Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and the other gals are teaming their post gig habits with their age - and celebrating in a more mature fashion.

The group, who are currently performing up and down the country on their Ten Tour after getting back together in November, have revealed their backstage after-party antics.

And they're really rather tame.

Last night following their concert in Manchester, the five singers revealed they were winding down with red wine and cigarettes.

Two vices there, one might think, but actually the girlband were smoking perfectly safe electronic fags.

Cheryl Cole posed this picture on Twitter of the eShish cigarettes. Copyright [Twitter/CherylCole]

Cheryl tweeted: "Shisha pipes, red wine, gossip, #blueberry #peach #berry #newafterpartyvibes #tentour" alongside a snap of the coloured cigarettes.

Nicola Roberts then also tweeted: "Shisha pipes, red wine, gossip."

And Sarah Harding posted a picture of Strictly Come Dancing star Kimberley with a face full of smoke.

Just in case anyone wondered what they were doing, Geordie brunette Cheryl posted: "Electric shish with a diamond on the end, thank you Lis @lisalaudat1 for getting them."

The eShish cigarettes have been developed as an alternative to smoking the Middle Eastern tradition of flavoured shisha pipes.