'Ashley's infidelity had been putting me at risk': Cheryl Cole admits she had STI check and 'hit' him when she discovered his cheating

By KIRSTY MCCORMACK

Playing it safe: Cheryl Cole has admitted she had a sexual health check after discovering that her ex-husband Ashley had cheated on her

It was a situation that Cheryl Cole probably thought she'd never find herself in, but the singer has revealed she went for a sexual health check following her ex-husbands infidelities.
Admitting that the whole experience was traumatic, Cheryl explains her reasons for doing so in her new autobiography, Cheryl: My Story.
In an exclusive look at the upcoming book, The Sun have reported that Cheryl was being 'chased by the paparazzi everywhere' even when she went to the clinic to get herself checked out.

Happier times: In her upcoming autobiography, the singer admits that she physically lashed out at the footballer when she found out what he'd done

'I had to face the fact that Ashley's infidelity had been putting me at risk for a long time, and I had to put my mind at rest,' she wrote in the book.
Luckily, the Girls Aloud star was given the all clear, but she admits that her 'emotional health' was still very much damaged.
In her own words, Cheryl describes the very first moment that she learned of Ashley's cheating and how she dealt with it in the days, weeks and months following the revelations.
The 29-year-old star first heard of the allegations from head of publicity at record company Polydor.

'It's really here': Cheryl tweeted this photo of her book recently saying she felt 'emotional'

This was the moment that Cheryl's world came crashing down, on January 24 2008.
In the frank and honest book, Cheryl goes on to say that she proceeded to read the story as it hit The Sun website at midnight and as a mixture of emotions set in, she couldn't help but explode.
'Before I knew it, I was lashing out at Ashley in every way I possibly could,' she explained. 'I hit him in the face - I couldn't help it. I was shaking him, kicking him, scratching his face, pushing and shoving him like I was a lunatic.'

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