The 27-year-old star is rumoured to be back with the England and Chelsea star after divorcing last year and it's claimed they want to start a new life together once she has 'sorted herself out'.
A source said to UK newspaper News of the World: 'Cheryl's friends know it's a case of when and not if she will go back to him. She has got to the point where she doesn't care whether other people think she's mad.
'She wants to follow her heart and do what will make her happy. But she has to sort out her life first.'