Cheryl Cole finally puts ex behind her

The pair divorced in 2010 but looked set to reunite after she was dropped from the US X-Factor earlier this year. But several women came forward and claimed to have slept with the footballer while he was trying to woo her back, and according to The Mirror, she has decided to move on for once and for all.

A source told the paper she has already been sent on a blind date with a millionaire businessman in Los Angeles, and that she has told friends: “I don’t need him any more. It took me this time round to realise it and move on for good.”

The insider added: “Cheryl’s finally made the decision that it’s all over. She felt mentally drained from everything he’s put her through and she partly blames herself for letting him back into her life. She’s completely cut herself off from him to cleanse herself of him, including deleting his number from her phone. She can’t go back and try and right the wrongs of their marriage. What’s done is done and she’s got her head straight and realised it’s time for a new Cheryl.”