The Girls Aloud singer - who has been left devastated by revelations Ashley
slept with a string of women - decided to take a "break" from her marriage
and is now contemplating her future at a secret location.
Her agent insists the couple haven't split up, saying: "They are definitely
still together. There is obviously lots of stuff going on at the moment and
Cheryl has gone away for a break to clear her head for a few days."
But friends say she can no longer share a home with Ashley following further
sordid revelations about his alleged infidelities.
One pal said: "She is finding it harder and harder to look him in the eye."