Cheryl Cole spent eight hours in her LA hotel room with close friend and confidante Derek Hough as she prepared for a future without her cheating husband Ashley.

The X Factor star, who arrived at Los Angeles LAX Airport last night, believed to be bound for London, was reportedly being comforted by the dancer who is helping her through her marriage crisis.

With the couple’s break-up due to be formally announced in the coming days, as the Daily Mail revealed, Mrs Cole is thought to have shelved a promotional trip to the Netherlands, scheduled for this afternoon, in order to plan her split from Ashley.

The petite brunette spent the evening at her exclusive Beverley Hills hotel, The London, locked away with Mr Hough, a talented dancer, The Sun reported. Mr Hough – a professional on Dancing With The Stars, the U.S. version of Strictly Come Dancing, stayed with Mrs Cole until 4am when he left with his dog.

Mr Hough – who danced with Mrs Cole in her ITV special at Christmas and co-stars in her forthcoming pop video Parachutes – has been Mrs Cole’s closest confidante since she arrived in Los Angeles last week.

Initially, sources close to Mrs Cole, 26, insisted she and Mr Hough, 24, were ‘just good friends’ and that the pair ‘enjoyed each other’s company’, but nothing more. However, in recent days the pair have become virtually inseparable.

A source revealed: ‘Derek and Cheryl certainly like to spend time together. He has been trying to put a smile back on Cheryl’s face.’

Mrs Cole’s burgeoning friendship with Mr Hough comes as Mrs Cole prepares to begin divorce proceedings against her errant husband.

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Cheryl Cole was mobbed by paparazzi as she arrived in LA as rumours surrounding her replacement wedding ring continued.
Metro reports that the Girls Aloud singer looked shocked and scared as she struggled past the crowd.

Holding her hand to her head to shelter her face from the snappers, she managed to give another flash of the gold cocktail ring that has replaced her engagement ring.

The attention is a sign that Cole is starting to make an impact in America something she reportedly has craved for so long.

Only last month Simon Cowell expressed his desire to have Cheryl join him on the panel of the upcoming American ‘X Factor’. Tabloid reports claim friends of the 26-year-old have said they expect Cole will end her three-and-a-half year marriage to the Chelsea defender after this latest humiliation.

Yesterday the ‘X Factor’ judge was spotted at Heathrow airport waiting for her flight to LA. Her publicists ensure the trip was booked before text scandal broke however.

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Here’s a low quality video of Cheryl Cole arriving at LAX airport. You can’t see much of her but you can see how mad it was there!

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Nadine is on her way back to the UK and Ireland! She was seen departing at LAX earlier today. She also tweeted on her Twitter account for us!

Hi, in the air, are you getting this tweet, happy saturday xxnc
London calling ; )
Ireland top of December xxnc

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