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Cheryl Cole flew back to Britain to face her marriage crisis - again with no wedding ring in sight.
The chart-topping singer arrived at Heathrow from Los Angeles on an Air New Zealand flight on Tuesday morning.
The star, flanked by two police officers, hid behind large black sunglasses and a trilby hat as she was ushered through a side exit in the arrivals lounge where a number of photographers were waiting.
Cole, whose outfits have fed rumours of a split, was all in black - with a belted leather jacket, black skinny trousers and black sandals.
Having made her way through the group of photographers, Cole darted into a silver Mercedes which sped away. She had fled to the US, minus her wedding ring, following allegations that her husband, the England and Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole, had again been unfaithful.
She reportedly texted Cole from LA to say their marriage was over.
She went to California after performing at the Brits last week, taking to the stage despite her heartbreak over reports about her husband sending sex texts to other women.
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X Factor judge Cole, 26, has been pictured in LA being comforted by US dancer Derek Hough, 24, whom she met when she recorded her album 3 Words. Hough, who appeared in Dancing With The Stars, the US version of Strictly Come Dancing, co-starred in Cole's raunchy video for her single Parachutes.
The singer had reportedly ordered her 29-year-old husband to leave their £6 million Surrey mansion before she returns to Britain. She sent the message "Move out. It's over" from LA early on Sunday, according to The Sun.
A friend told the newspaper: "Cheryl has decided enough is enough and she is going to divorce him. She has told Ashley to get out of the family home because she does not wish to see him. She has no desire to hear any more excuses or explanations."
