Cheryl Cole – Quick divorce please

Twenty Six year old, Cheryl Cole, the pop star and X Factor judge, has filed for a “quickie” divorce from her footballer husband Ashley.

A source close to Cheryl stated that she wrote “unreasonable behaviour” as the reason for the split in papers filed at the High Court in London yesterday.

She will let Cole, a Chelsea left-back and member of the England squad, keep their £6 million mansion in Surrey as part of the deal, according to The Sun.

The couple announced their split in February after claims that the footballer had been unfaithful during their three-and-a-half-year marriage.

Cole, who topped the charts with her first solo single, Fight For This Love, initially stood by her husband when allegations of his infidelity surfaced two years ago.

But claims that his mobile phone had been used to send photos to a glamour model and indulge in “text sex”, along with further kiss-and-tell stories, appeared to have put too great a strain on the relationship.

The singer had previously spoken about one day wanting to start a family but the marriage started to look rocky after just 18 months.

Two women sold stories about how they had become involved with the footballer. The couple, whose July 15 2006 wedding was featured in an exclusive deal with OK! magazine, appeared to overcome any problems the stories may have caused.

After the most recent set of allegations, however, Cole fled to LA and was said to have told her husband the marriage was over by text.

Before the separation was announced, publicist Max Clifford described the public nature of the revelations as “incredibly painful but also incredibly humiliating” for Cheryl.

The divorce is expected to go through before Ashley Cole’s appearance for England in South Africa this summer during the World Cup. He has recently returned to the squad after overcoming an injury during Chelsea’s title-winning season.