London
ANI):
Girls
Aloud
member
Cheryl
Cole
is
said
to
have
announced
the
end
of
her
marriage
to
footie
ace
Ashley
upon
her
return
home
from
Los
Angeles.
Cheryl,
26,
had
decided
to
fly
to
LA
to
clear
her
mind
and
get
a
different
perspective
before
making
a
decision,
and
when
she
returned
she
simply
made
a
statement
on
Twitter
about
it.
“Cheryl
Cole
is
separating
from
her
husband
Ashley
Cole," the
Sun
quoted
the
statement
as
saying.
“Cheryl
asks
the
media
to
respect
her
privacy
during
this
difficult
time,"
it
stated.
Friends
said
Cheryl
issued
the
statement
to
make
it
crystal
clear
she
had
left
Cole.
“Cheryl
still
has
extremely
strong
feelings
for
Ashley
despite
being
let
down,
angry
and
hurt.
So
she
decided
to
just
issue
a
short
statement
that
they
have
split
up," a
friend
explained.
“It
is
permanent
-
make
no
mistake
about
that.
But
to
soften
the
blow
to
Ashley
she
has
allowed
the
slight
possibility
that
one
day
-
perhaps
in
six
months
time
-
she
will
hear
what
he
has
to
say.
However,
it
is
more
than
likely
she
will
press
on
and
seek
a
divorce," the
friend
added.