GIRLS ALOUD RALLY AROUND COLE
GIRLS ALOUD stars NICOLA ROBERTS and KIMBERLEY WALSH have rallied around = bandmate CHERYL COLE following her split from husband ASHLEY.
The star, who wed the soccer player in July 2006, issued a statement co= nfirming her marriage is over on Tuesday (23Feb10), following allegations= the sportsman cheated on her with five women.
And Cole, a judge on Simon Cowell’s U.K. talent contest The X Factor, i= s being supported by the rest of the girl group - Roberts cancelled her s= cheduled appearance at London’s NME Awards on Tuesday so she could visit = her pal at her mansion in Surrey, England.
She was joined by fellow Girls Aloud star Walsh, who rushed to Cole’s s= ide to spend time with her.
A source tells Britain’s Daily Mirror, "They are the first friends who = have been allowed past the gates. Cheryl values their friendship and want= ed to see them for a heart-to-heart. They have always been there for each= other and have provided a shoulder to cry on when needed. Cheryl just wa= nted a girls’ night in with people she trusts." A spokesperson for the band said Cole’s groupmates - Roberts, Walsh, Sa= rah Harding and Nadine Coyle - are supporting their pal in private but wi= ll not be making any official statement.
Meanwhile, Ashley’s father Ron Callender, who lives in Australia, says = he’s not surprised Cole left his son, telling the tabloid, "Nobody can bl= ame Cheryl for giving Ashley the boot. He’s made her look like a mug (foo= l)."
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