Cheryl Cole marries Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret ceremony

Cheryl Cole has revealed she married her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret earlier this month.

Cheryl Cole, 31, said she had made the announcement to stop speculation about her private life.

The pair had reportedly been seeing each other for just three months when they wed on the private island of Mustique, the Sun newspaper said.

Cheryl Cole separated from footballer Ashley Cole – her husband of four years – in 2010.

She split from boyfriend Tre Holloway, an American dancer, in 2013.

Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, 33, is said to run a pop-up restaurant business.

Alongside a picture of her wedding ring, in a statement on Cheryl Cole’s website, the star said: “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.”

Cheryl Cole is due to appear as a judge on the next series of The X Factor UK. She was sacked from the US version of the talent show in 2011.