Cheryl Cole fights for love

Feb 15, 2010, 13:05 GMT

Cheryl Cole's marriage is still "worth fighting for".

The Girls Aloud beauty - whose husband Ashley Cole has been accused of sending explicit text messages to other women - gave an interview shortly before the revelations in which she admitted the couple have had problems, but refuse to give up on their union.

She said: "If it's worth fighting for, then fight. And in the case of me and my husband, it's worth it.

"Sometimes one of you makes a mistake, sometimes the other. Nevertheless, anyone who throws in the towel ends up achieving nothing.

"Let's just say that during the first six to 12 months everything is always great. You're totally in love and everything works by itself. Then, at some point, everyday life takes over again. I think that's normal."

The 'Fight for This Love' singer - who has reportedly been advised to end her marriage by her bandmates and mother Joan Callaghan - even said she and Ashley are hoping to start a family, but admitted it won't be in the near future.

She told Britain's Hello! magazine: "I'd like to start a family with Ashley. Not this year, but I don't want to wait forever to have children."

Despite putting on a unified front, Cheryl is believed to have been living at the Kensington's Baglioni Hotel in London since rumours of Ashley's behaviour emerged - although her publicist claims she is merely using the suite as a base while she is preparing for a promotional tour of Europe.