Cheryl's ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini shares bizarre photo of the ex couple together - nine years after their split
Cheryl 's ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has shared a bizarre throwback snap of the former couple on Instagram, almost a decade after their split.
The French restauranteur, 44, married the Girls Aloud singer, 41, in 2014 but divorced two years later citing 'unreasonable behaviour' and Cheryl claimed in her divorce papers that his actions had caused her stress and weight loss.
Now, nine years after their split, Jean-Bernard, who Cheryl used to affectionately call JB, shared a photo with his former wife with his 45.6 thousand social media followers.
In the snap, which was taken in 2015, the ex couple looked happy as they walked hand-in-hand through Nice airport as they headed to that years Cannes Film Festival.
JB looked smart in dark jeans and a navy bomber jacket as he held hands with a smiling Cheryl, who was dressed in a yellow skater dress and black open-toe boots.
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But it seems he might be missing his outfit, rather than his ex-wife, as JB asked: 'Where is this jacket?'
When the Frenchman first met Cheryl at the Cannes Film Festival back in 2014, he apparently had no idea who she was.
After a whirlwind romance, they married on Mustique in the West Indies on July 7, 2014, having known each other for about 12 weeks.
It was so secret that the wedding was reportedly attended by just four guests, including Cheryl's beloved mum Joan and her personal assistant and close friend, Lily England.
At the time Cheryl posted on X, formerly known as 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.
'We are very happy and excited to move forward with our lives together.'
But just a year later rumours began circulating the couple were going through a rocky patch after JB failed to attend the filming for The X Factor, which Cheryl was a judge on.
In 2016, Cheryl was granted a divorce in just 14 seconds after she blamed her ex- husband's 'unreasonable behaviour' for her dramatic weight loss.
The former Girls Aloud star was handed a Decree Nisi ending her marriage to restaurateur Jean at the Central Family Court in London.
In papers filed at the court the singer, who now just calls herself Cheryl, cited the Frenchman's 'unreasonable behaviour' as the reason for divorce, claiming it had caused her 'stress and weight loss'.
The year before, she provoked health concerns over her dramatic weight loss, with online critics questioning her skinny appearance.
Hitting back at one social media user who labelled her 'a bag of bones', the former X Factor judge appeared to blame her weight loss on the death of her father-in-law.
Writing on Instagram at the time, she said: 'You have no idea what I have been through. Just loosing (sic) my father in law v recently and everything that comes with that. Not that I am or should justify myself to anyone.'
'But I am so sick of people thinking it's OK to be mean or body shame anyone. And it's always woman on woman. Have some respect and maybe think there may be reasons why before opening your mouth please.'
The couple split at the end of 2015 after less than 18 months of marriage. It is understood they had signed a pre-nuptial agreement, meaning Mr Fernandez-Versini walked away with none of Cheryl's estimated £20million fortune.
Both parties also signed a confidentiality agreement, preventing either from talking about their time together – or their split.
Cheryl moved on with former One Direction star Liam Payne in May 2016, who she was with for two years, and welcomed their son Bear, in March 2017.
Last year, singer Liam tragically fell to his death from a hotel balcony after a drink-drug binge on October 16.
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