Cheryl Cole to give Ashley a chance?

Feb 26, 2010, 9:30 GMT

Cheryl Cole may still give her estranged husband Ashley Cole another chance, it has been claimed.

The 'Parachute' singer is said to be "confused" over whether she should let the England soccer player explain his alleged infidelities with a number of other women and try one last time to save their troubled relationship.

A source said: "He's pleaded to meet Cheryl in the next three or four days for talks. He wants to state his case, and explain why he deserves another chance.

Another source added: "Cheryl is in two minds. Her heart says 'yes' but her head says 'no'. She is so confused.

"They have had the odd conversation on the telephone. But she doesn't know if she can bear to see him just yet."

Friends of 29-year-old Ashley - currently undergoing treatment for a broken ankle in France - have revealed he is refusing to take his wedding ring off, and is only just realising the pain he has caused his 26-year-old wife.

A pal told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "He knows he messed up royally. All the boys have been telling him he's an idiot and that he's blown the best thing that has ever happened to him - Cheryl. Ashley is filled with remorse."

However, Cheryl's mother Joan wants her daughter to cut Ashley out of her life.

She has stayed with the couple at their Surrey home since 2008 - when Ashley was first revealed to have cheated on his wife with hairdresser Aimee Walton - and is currently arranging for Ashley's belongings to be moved out of the property as soon as possible.

A source said: "Joan has been trying to do practical things like getting boxes for his stuff so that Cheryl doesn't have to deal with it if she doesn't want to."