Look, no ring! Cheryl Cole proudly displays her bare wedding ring finger as she ventures out in Paris

By Sara Nathan and Georgina Littlejohn

Are you watching, Ashley? Cheryl Cole smiles broadly as she shows off her bare wedding ring finger in Paris today


If Ashley Cole is still unsure about the state of his marriage then this photo should make things crystal clear for him.

His estranged wife Cheryl sent a blatant message to her cheating husband today as she proudly waggled her bare wedding ring finger to the cameras along with a beaming smile.

The singer was - ironically - in Paris, the city of love, but her delight at facing the single life couldn't have been more apparent.

Cheryl, 26, is in the French capital promoting her new single, and looked absolutely stunning as she left her hotel to do an interview with TV channel Canal+.
In a fitted black, white and lace dress which clung to her curves, her happy face was certainly a far cry from the sombre and woeful look she displayed yesterday.

Gone was the pale face and brave smile and in their place was a glowing and healthy looking girl who looked ready to take on the world.


Healthy and happy: Cheryl shows off her glowing skin and toned legs in a short black and white dress as she left her hotel in the French capital


Only 24 hours ago, observers couldn't help but notice a pale and thin looking Cheryl as she made one of her first public appearances since her split from Ashley.

They remarked on her worryingly thin frame as she arrived for an interview on BBC Radio 1 in London to promote her new single, Parachute, the third track off her number one album, 3 Words.

The singer's face looked sunken after she spent the past week at home in bed with bronchitis but she blamed it on a hangover after a night out with her girlfriends.

She also said she was flattered by a recent poll which placed her as the most inspirational woman in the world.


Loud and clear: A grumpy Ashley, pictured here watching his team Chelsea in the Champions League last week, is facing a divorce after wife Cheryl's blatant signal to him today


But perhaps in a veiled jibe about her marriage to Chelsea footballer Ashley, she said: 'I love inspiring other women.

'But I'm still a human being, so obviously there are going to be times I still make mistakes - a bad choice or a bad outfit or whatever, but I'm hoping that still is an inspiration to women.'


Raised the alarm: X Factor host Dermot O'Leary discovered a threatening message against Cheryl on his voicemail

Meanwhile it was revealed yesterday that detectives are investigating a threat against Mrs Cole in an answer-phone message left on X Factor host Dermot O'Leary's mobile phone.

The presenter was believed to have raised the alarm after picking up the threat on his voicemail left by an unknown caller.

A City of London Police spokesman confirmed an investigation had been launched into an 'offensive message'.

He said: 'We are investigating claims of an offensive message being left on a mobile telephone. It follows a complaint from a member of the public.'

O'Leary, 36, joined the ITV show in 2007 - a year before the Girls Aloud star's arrival as judge.

The singer announced last month that she and her footballer husband Ashley Cole were splitting following reports that the England and Chelsea star had been repeatedly unfaithful.

Earlier this month, Cole, 26, was forced to pull out of a string of singing appearances after being struck down with a bout of bronchitis.

Security for The X Factor judges was apparently increased in 2008 after a tracking device was put into Simon Cowell's car.

Cowell was left shaken when he found the device in his £140,000 Bentley after seeing a man lurking nearby.

Cole is said to have been made aware of the threat but has not listened to the phone message.

A source said that O'Leary was 'horrified' when he heard the threat.

'He thought at first it was a sick wind-up, but soon realised there was something more sinister going on,' the source told The Sun.


source: dailymail