Have you ever dreamt that you were being chased by the Cheeky Girls? Or shouted at by Simon Cowell?

If so, you're not alone.

New research from Travelodge, reveals that more than a million of us are having nightmares on any given night, with women twice as likely to suffer than men.

And it's not just giant spiders or scary monsters that are causing us to wake up in a cold sweat – it's celebrities. The Travelodge research has identified the 10 celebs who are most likely to feature in our nightmares.

So have you seen any of this lot in your dreams yet? If not, then you might tonight...





Who is in your nightmares?

    10. Alistair Darling
    Now that the credit crunch is really starting to bite, it's no surprise that we're having nightmares about Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling. With his white hair and black eyebrows he wouldn't look out of place in a vampire flick, would he?

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    9. Heather Mills
    It seems that it's not just Sir Paul McCartney who has been having nightmares about Heather Mills. We reckon that dreaming about being trapped in a lift with the former Lady McCartney is enough to give anyone a panic attack.

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    8. Jodie Marsh
    So you're having a lovely dinner with your new fella, when he says, "we need to talk." He's met someone else. He's in love with her and they're getting married. Then he tells you it's Jodie Marsh. Aaarggggghhhhhhhh!

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    7. Cherie Blair
    Obviously Cherie Blair's autobiography doesn't make for ideal bedtime reading. All that disturbing info about her 'contraceptive equipment' has obviously disturbed the sleep of the nation. And that rictus grin is really quite scary, isn't it?

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    =6. Simon Cowell
    Simon Cowell can make us quite nervous during our waking hours. But now it seems it's not uncommon for ladies to have nightmares about slipping between the sheets with the high-waisted trousered one, only to be told that their performance was 'distinctly average.'

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    =6. Kerry Katona
    As bad dreams go, it's hard to imagine much worse than being invited round to Kerry Katona's gaff and being force fed frozen curry puffs, chicken tikka sausage rolls and artic role until you burst

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    5. The Cheeky Girls
    Is it just us who think there's something quite sinister about the Cheeky Girls? Maybe their mum has started up a production line of Transylvanian clones in gold hot pants. When she's got enough to create her own army they'll take over the world

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    4. Pete Doherty
    He may have been Kate Moss's dream man, but for the rest of us Pete Doherty is all our worst nightmares made flesh. Imagine have one too many on a big night out, and waking up next to Pete, and his grimy fingernails. Terrifying.

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    3. Gordon Brown
    After seeing the miserable pics of his recent holiday, we reckon that the whole nation is having nightmares about 'getting away from it all' with the Prime Minister. Just imagine, two weeks in a caravan in Bognor. In the pouring rain, with no telly

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    2. Marilyn Manson
    Once you stop laughing at his terrible make-up and ridiculous clothes, we can see that Marilyn Manson could be quite scary. But it's the thought of him nicking our lipstick and trying on our undies that disturbs us most, to be honest.

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