Nicola Roberts rushes to comfort Cheryl Cole as Ashley blames the split on her mum

Cheryl’s Girls Aloud bandmate was seen emerging from her pad late last night after spending the evening comforting the star

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Cheryl’s Girls Aloud bandmate was seen emerging from her pad late last night after spending the evening comforting the star

Nicola Roberts was seen emerging from Cheryl Cole's Surrey pad yesterday after comforting the star late into the night.

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Nicola and fellow Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh - who have both been spotted out and about recently attending London Fashion Week - rushed to Cheryl's side to comfort the heartbroken star.

This comes following revelations yesterday that Ashley blames Cheryl's mum for the breakdown of their marriage.

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Joan Tweedy moved into the couple's nine-bedroom Hurtmore mansion shortly after Ashley was accused of cheating with hairdresser Amiee Walton in 2008.

Some sources say Ashley is only trying to offload blame and paint a picture of an unstable marriage as the threat of a divorce looms, while others claim the footballer was genuinely unhappy with the arrangement.

'Cheryl and Ashley barely saw each other in the last few months,' one insider revealed.

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'And when they were both at home Cheryl would stay up watching TV with her mum while he went to bed. It's a bit of a passion killer to have your mum in the house.'

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And with Joan still comforting Cheryl at her Surrey home, it seems other members of the couple's family are now intent on getting involved.

While Ashley's father supports Cheryl's decision to split - commenting: 'Nobody can blame Cheryl for giving Ashley the boot. He's made her look a mug,' - it's been reported his mother Susan has been phoning Cheryl on her son's behalf, urging her to reconsider.

But it might not be long before we hear Cheryl's side of the story.

Reports suggest she has been booked to appear on Jonathan Ross's Friday night chat show some time in March.

Would you like to hear what Cheryl has to say? Or do you think she should remain tight lipped? Let us know in the comments box below.

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