Cheryl hails Ashley's 'beautiful soul'

Cheryl Cole has revealed how she coped with claims that her England football star husband Ashley Cole cheated on her.

In a frank interview with Vogue, the Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge reportedly described the allegations of infidelity as “horrendous”.

Cole, 25, appears on the front cover of the February edition of the magazine, out this Thursday.

In January last year Aimee Walton, a 22-year-old hairdresser, told a newspaper that the Chelsea footballer had sex with her after a heavy drinking session.

According to reports in The Sun and Daily Mail attributed to Vogue, Cole said her husband is “a really nice guy”, though admitted he could also be immature.

“Ashley’s young and he’s got a young mentality – for his age anyway,” she said.

“He’s learning. He has a beautiful soul, he’s a really nice guy and I’m not stupid, you know. I’m really not.

“I know what I’m doing. I’ve had enough knocks in the past to know what the circumstances are, and I’m happy. If other people aren’t, then that’s their problem.”

Cole, who posed in pink sequinned trousers for the shoot, also talked of her struggle to control her weight.

Photographs of the singer looking painfully thin last year sparked fears for her health.

Cole fronted the famous magazine six years after, as an unknown, she auditioned for 'Popstars: The Rivals'.

Victoria Beckham, 34, only made the cover of the fashion bible in March, 12 years after the Spice Girls shot to fame with their debut Number One, 'Wannabe'.

More viewers are watching the 'X Factor' since the Newcastle-born star was recruited to replace Sharon Osbourne as a judge on the TV talent show.