Her popularity was beginning to take a nosedive after turning her back on The X Factor and straight into the arms of serial cheater Ashley Cole.
But Cheryl Cole appears to have taken hold of the reigns again, telling her ex-husband their relationship is over for good.
She has also struck up her friendship with music mogul Simon Cowell again, after they temporarily stopped speaking when Nicole Scherzinger replaced her as a judge on the USA series of the talent reality show.
The pop princess finally cemented her fate by dumping Ashley via text message last week following a string of sordid revelations.
A source close to the 28-year-old confirmed any reconciliation between the former husband and wife has now been destroyed.
They said: 'Cheryl heard of the first scandal on Saturday night (July 16) before it came out on Sunday and was naturally fuming.
'She sent Ash a text immediately telling him it was over.
'Cheryl didn’t want to speak to him and couldn’t handle having another confrontation so she messaged him instead.'
The insider told the Daily Star: 'She made it clear any chance of a reunion was over and told him to delete her number and never contact her again.'
The sportsman's shameless reputation has sunk further into the mud, as air hostess Kerry Meades and models Jessyca Rayanne and Collette McBarron claim to have shared a bed with him during brief flings.
Former beauty queen and personal trainer McBarron says she was even brazen enough to quiz her love conquest about his marriage.
She told the Mail on Sunday he blamed tying the knot for his philandering ways.
He said: 'Things change when you get married.
'You go from being someone’s boyfriend to being their husband, it changes quite a lot of things.
'When you’re someone’s boyfriend, you don’t feel so much responsibility towards that person.
'Once you’re a husband you can’t act in a way that you would have done if you were a boyfriend.'
When the 26-year-old probed him as to why he couldn't stay faithful, she said: 'I asked him, "Why did you do it?", meaning why did you cheat on Cheryl. He didn’t really answer. He sighed.'
And as Cheryl finally took the courage to end their romance, the 30-year-old reportedly didn't want her back anyway.
The friend said Ashley took 24 hours to respond to Cheryl's queries about stewardess Meades, and when his reply finally materialised on Monday, news of his other romance with McBarron had leaked.
But instead of begging for forgiveness, he said he was not interested in relighting their flame.
Cheryl's friend said: 'Ashley didn’t even apologise... he said he’d done nothing wrong as they weren’t "officially back together".
'Cheryl knows deep down that Ash is never going to change. He loves being a playboy and she said he will be forever jumping from girl to girl.'
But despite cutting ties with Ashley, the Girls Aloud star has agreed to become godmother to his niece.
She remained close to his younger brother Matthew and his wife Lisa, following the birth of their daughter Livvia in April.
Ashley has been offered the role of godfather, as he is to his sibling’s eldest son Kenzie, 11.
Despite having a breather from mentor Cowell following The X Factor USA saga - the pair have now rekindled their friendship.
The 51-year-old millionaire is set to help her crack the States and there is talk of a duet with Rihanna.
Her friend added: 'She’s using her latest heartache to throw herself into her work.
'He’s (Simon) once again vowed to do everything he can to help her launch her solo career in the US.
The Girls Aloud star has already recorded four tracks, which the Syco boss believes will catapult her into the US spotlight.
The source added: 'She’s in talks with Rihanna about a possible duet and there’s even talk of Cheryl supporting her upcoming US tour dates.'
sourceBut Cheryl Cole appears to have taken hold of the reigns again, telling her ex-husband their relationship is over for good.
She has also struck up her friendship with music mogul Simon Cowell again, after they temporarily stopped speaking when Nicole Scherzinger replaced her as a judge on the USA series of the talent reality show.
The pop princess finally cemented her fate by dumping Ashley via text message last week following a string of sordid revelations.
A source close to the 28-year-old confirmed any reconciliation between the former husband and wife has now been destroyed.
They said: 'Cheryl heard of the first scandal on Saturday night (July 16) before it came out on Sunday and was naturally fuming.
'She sent Ash a text immediately telling him it was over.
'Cheryl didn’t want to speak to him and couldn’t handle having another confrontation so she messaged him instead.'
The insider told the Daily Star: 'She made it clear any chance of a reunion was over and told him to delete her number and never contact her again.'
The sportsman's shameless reputation has sunk further into the mud, as air hostess Kerry Meades and models Jessyca Rayanne and Collette McBarron claim to have shared a bed with him during brief flings.
Former beauty queen and personal trainer McBarron says she was even brazen enough to quiz her love conquest about his marriage.
She told the Mail on Sunday he blamed tying the knot for his philandering ways.
He said: 'Things change when you get married.
'You go from being someone’s boyfriend to being their husband, it changes quite a lot of things.
'When you’re someone’s boyfriend, you don’t feel so much responsibility towards that person.
'Once you’re a husband you can’t act in a way that you would have done if you were a boyfriend.'
When the 26-year-old probed him as to why he couldn't stay faithful, she said: 'I asked him, "Why did you do it?", meaning why did you cheat on Cheryl. He didn’t really answer. He sighed.'
And as Cheryl finally took the courage to end their romance, the 30-year-old reportedly didn't want her back anyway.
The friend said Ashley took 24 hours to respond to Cheryl's queries about stewardess Meades, and when his reply finally materialised on Monday, news of his other romance with McBarron had leaked.
But instead of begging for forgiveness, he said he was not interested in relighting their flame.
Cheryl's friend said: 'Ashley didn’t even apologise... he said he’d done nothing wrong as they weren’t "officially back together".
'Cheryl knows deep down that Ash is never going to change. He loves being a playboy and she said he will be forever jumping from girl to girl.'
But despite cutting ties with Ashley, the Girls Aloud star has agreed to become godmother to his niece.
She remained close to his younger brother Matthew and his wife Lisa, following the birth of their daughter Livvia in April.
Ashley has been offered the role of godfather, as he is to his sibling’s eldest son Kenzie, 11.
Despite having a breather from mentor Cowell following The X Factor USA saga - the pair have now rekindled their friendship.
The 51-year-old millionaire is set to help her crack the States and there is talk of a duet with Rihanna.
Her friend added: 'She’s using her latest heartache to throw herself into her work.
'He’s (Simon) once again vowed to do everything he can to help her launch her solo career in the US.
The Girls Aloud star has already recorded four tracks, which the Syco boss believes will catapult her into the US spotlight.
The source added: 'She’s in talks with Rihanna about a possible duet and there’s even talk of Cheryl supporting her upcoming US tour dates.'
