Cheryl's ex-husband shares rare photo of her almost a decade on from bitter split

Daily Record

25-05-2025

Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, who was married to Cheryl for two years, took to social media to share a photo of them together almost a decade after they split.
Nearly a decade after their split, Cheryl 's former spouse Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has shared an intriguing photograph of the pair. The French restaurant owner, 44, was wed to the Girls Aloud star, 41, for a span from 2014 until 2016.
Despite parting ways nine years ago, Jean-Bernard, nicknamed JB by Cheryl, took to his Instagram stories to post an old picture with his ex-partner. In the image, a smartly-dressed JB dons dark trousers and a navy bomber jacket while holding hands with a beaming Cheryl, who is clad in a zesty lemon yellow frock paired with black peep-toe shoe boots.
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However, it seems he may be longing for his lost clothing rather than his former flame, cheekily inquiring of his 46,000 followers: "Where is this jacket?".
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Remarkably, the French entrepreneur did not initially recognise Cheryl upon their encounter at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Following an intense three-month courtship, they secretly wed on Mustique, a Caribbean isle, in July that same year.
The intimacy of the affair was such that only four people were present, which included Cheryl's cherished mother Joan and Lily England, her aide and confidante, reports the Mirror.
At the time, Cheryl announced on Twitter: "I usually do not discuss my personal life but to stop the speculation I want to share my happy news... Jean-Bernard and I married on 7/7/14."
The singer also expressed: "We are very happy and excited to move forward with our lives together." But just one year on, whispers began to spread that Cheryl and JB were experiencing turbulent times after JB was noticeably absent from The X Factor recordings, with Cheryl at the judges' table during that period.
In October 2015, Cheryl and JB stepped out together for what would be one of their last public appearances at Ant and Dec's 40th birthday celebrations, following several weeks without any sightings. There were reports that JB had vacated the London property he shared with Cheryl, opting to spend more time in the US.
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Come January 2016, it emerged that the couple were heading for a divorce, with Cheryl pointing to "irreconcilable differences" as the grounds for their split.
Cheryl later found happiness with former One Direction heartthrob Liam Payne, with whom she shares her eight-year-old son Bear. In 2018, she revealed that out of all her partners, only Liam had remained faithful to her; however, the pair parted ways the same year.
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The music world mourned in October last year when Liam tragically passed away at age 31 after an accident from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
Prior to her relationship with JB, Cheryl was married to footballer Ashley Cole from 2006 until their divorce in 2010, where "unreasonable behaviour" was documented as her cause for action. Now 44, Ashley confessed to being unfaithful multiple times during their marriage.
However, it was a particular remark concerning infidelity that provoked JB's response in November 2018, denying allegations of unfaithfulness towards the songstress. A confidant of JB countered the claims to the press by maintaining he's "never cheated" and regards his marriage as "sacred to me".
The mate voiced back then that JB was tired of being held accountable for Cheryl's troubles, insinuating she "needs to blame somebody". The Sun carried a caution from JB directed at Cheryl: "If we all start telling the truth then she will have a problem."