ARCTIC MONKEYS frontman ALEX TURNER is so impressed with Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding's songwriting ability, he's considering asking her to replace him.

The pair are currently collaborating on a track, and while Turner is suffering writer's block, he has watched Harding's creativity flourish.

Turner says, "I'm finding less and less to say. I'm writing as a frontman, so I'm thinking, 'Third album, we'll just get Sarah Harding to front the band!'

"I'll sing some of the old songs to keep the hardcore happy and then all the new tunes can just be her."