Cheryl Cole wears a haunted face as foul-mouthed Ashley says: My life has been ruined

By Chris Johnson and Simon Cable In Cap Breton

Forlorn: Cheryl Cole spotted leaving a TV studio in north London last night


Cheryl Cole cut a forlorn figure as she left a production studio last night.

The X Factor judge was pictured being driven away from Spring Studios in north London clutching a bottle of water.

But with her marriage breakdown to Ashley weighing heavy on her mind, the singer wore a pained expression.


Back to work: The singer was filming a new TV shampoo ad for L'Oreal


Ex factor: Cheryl is said to have agreed to a 15-minute meeting with Ashley

It didn't help that she'd just spent nine hours recording a new TV shampoo ad for L'Oreal as she went back to work for the first time since the split.

Estranged husband Ashley isn't much happier. He was seen without his diamond-encrusted wedding ring - apparently resigned to the fact that his three-and-a-half year marriage is over for good.

The 29-year-old Chelsea star has grown a beard and was in an emotional state yesterday at a French sports clinic, claiming that his life was in ruins.

He is receiving treatment for a broken ankle near Biarritz.

Cole emerged on to the balcony of his room after friends said he had been constantly texting and calling his wife Cheryl to beg for a reconciliation.

Asked about their separation, he shouted: '**** off! Why doesn't everyone just leave me alone? Just **** off, my life has been ruined.'


'My life has been ruined': Ashley Cole, pictured yesterday, is currently having treatment at a sports rehabilitation clinic in the south of France


Before yesterday's outburst, friends had attempted to paint a sympathetic picture, saying that he was upset at the split and desperate to persuade Cheryl to give their relationship a fresh chance.

One source said: 'Ash is shell-shocked and dazed. It has really surprised his friends how badly he's taken it.'

According to today's Sun newspaper, Cheryl has caved in to his demands for a meeting together next week - but will only give him 15 minutes.

Cheryl has still to employ lawyers to begin the legal process of separation, which paves the way for divorce, a fact which could be significant.

Cole managed to persuade her to stay with him in 2008, when his brief affair with hairdresser Aimee Walton came to light. He convinced her that the marriage deserved another chance.

Friends of Cheryl - including X Factor colleague Simon Cowell - are said to have urged her not to succumb to any pleading this time.

Cowell apparently told her: 'It's time to think of yourself, kiddo. He's had enough chances.'

Cheryl, 26, announced a week ago that she was leaving her husband of three years as a series of women came forward to say that he had cheated on her with them.

Things got worse for the star over the weekend as he watched his Chelsea team-mates crash to an embarrassing defeat to Manchester City.


source: dailymail