Cole 'to announce divorce within weeks'

Cheryl Cole will announce that she is divorcing footballer husband Ashley within the next few weeks, a report has claimed.

The Girls Aloud singer will end her troubled marriage after she returns from her current work-related trip to Los Angeles, according to the Daily Mail.

Earlier this week, it was reported that Ashley cheated on Cheryl with a blonde secretary in late 2008. The claim followed days of speculation surrounding the sportsman's rumoured sex texts.

A source said: "Cheryl is holding it together, she is extremely tough - don't forget she comes from a council estate in Newcastle and is a fighter. She loves Ashley, he is the love of her life, but there is only so much she will take.

"Cheryl is exhausted with it all. There was a point when she was going to ride it all out, but she has heard rumours of more women and cannot face it. They will split within weeks."

Reports recently said that Cheryl had urged her loved ones to start using her maiden name when they refer to her.