Derek Hough broke up with Cheryl Cole after her former husband Ashley advances towards her once again.

Derek Hough dumped the British pop star Cheryl Cole as her ex-hubby Ashley Cole gets close to her.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Derek Hough and 27-year-old Geordie singer Cheryl Cole’s romance is off.

The 26-year-old American choreographer and profession dancer Derek Hough is reportedly break up with Cheryl because she is responding to the advances of her former husband Ashley Cole.

Derek Hough’s stepfather Aaron Nelson confirmed the report to the British newspaper ‘The Sunday Mirror’, ‘It’s sad – but it was just not working out. Derek just wants to move on with his life.’

The sensational English pop star Cheryl Cole caught malaria while enjoying holidays with Derek Hough and credited him for saving her life because, he is was the one who insisted she should get a blood test after her collapse.

But the couple Derek Hough and Cheryl Cole began to grow apart this year after he moved to Toronto, Canada to film his first flick ‘Cobu 3D’.

While Cheryl Cole is expected to return to the US X Factor this week on Wednesday, her former hubby 30-year-old professional footballer Ashley Cole has made it clear publicly that he would do everything to win her back.

For several months now Ashley has been sending flirty text messages to Cheryl.

Ashley’s close friend told the British Magazine ‘Now’, ‘when she’s feeling under pressure, Ashley has the ability to calm her and boost her confidence.’

‘They talk every day and she always tries to speak with him before she goes to sleep.

‘His words of encouragement are like music to her ears.’

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