Cheryl Cole wants kids with Ashley, say reports

Cheryl Cole wants kids with Ashley, say reports
Cheryl Cole wants kids with Ashley, say reports (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Cheryl Cole and ex-husband Ashley spent the entire weekend together and have told friends that they want to have children within two years, according to reports. The Sun said the pair, who divorced in September following allegations the footballer had been unfaithful, went to a barbecue on Sunday and revealed to pals that they are looking into buying a property abroad. The newspaper said they also told friends that they want to have children together, before the former X Factor judge turns 30. A source was quoted as telling the newspaper: "For the first time in nine years Cheryl's looking at an empty diary. After the X Factor USA plans fell apart, she realised there wasn't much else in her life. "She realised she had to embrace those closest to her - and Ashley remains the love of her life." The footballer was spotted at the Girls Aloud star's 28th birthday bash at a West London hotel on Friday, where they were apparently seen kissing and cuddling. The Sun said that the couple went on to share a "date night" on Saturday night. A spokesman for the pop star said there was "no comment" on the reports. Cheryl's Girls Aloud bandmates Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts were also present at her lavish birthday party. Nicola tweeted afterwards: "Chezzabelle's rocking party only gave us 2hrs sleep! Woah Dude!"

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Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.