Cheryl Cole’s family beg her not to forgive cheating ex Ashley

Cheryl Cole’s concerned family and friends are urging her to reconsider letting ex-husband Ashley back into her life. Reports claim that the singer’s mother Joan Callaghan is furious that her cheating former son-in-law may have wormed his way back into Cheryl’s heart. The 27-year-old singer Monday told confidantes she will not rule out a reconciliation with the Chelsea and England footballer, 30, who had a string of affairs during their marriage. But Joan is said to have challenged her daughter’s judgement, asking, ‘How many times do you want your heart broken?’ the Daily Mirror reports. Cheryl’s family and friends believe that ‘once a cheat, always a cheat – and Ashley will go and break her heart again,’ a source told the paper. Close friends of Mrs Cole Monday night confirmed she returned to their £5million marital home in Surrey three weeks ago to spend the evening with him. A source said the couple did not share a bed, but added: ‘Who knows what is going to happen in the future with them’?  ‘Ashley is a predator, he likes a challenge and Cheryl is so tired and emotional that she may just give in’.  ‘He is the only man she has ever truly loved and that’s a powerful thing – and Ashley knows how to play her like a violin’. Joan is also understood to be furious with Derek Hough for seemingly abandoning Cheryl at her most vulnerable. Hough was a constant presence at Cheryl’s side throughout her divorce and battle with malaria last year, but has disappeared from her life. Joan feels that in Derek’s absence Cheryl has been forced to turn to Ashley for support. Mrs Cole’s representatives are believed to be angered by talk of a reunion because she had promised not to see Cole. Her decision to do so goes against the stark warnings of her mother Joan Callaghan and friends including Simon Cowell.  Cole, 30, is currently on a ‘lads’ holiday in Los Angeles, while Mrs Cole – who has kept a low profile for the past month after being sacked from the U.S. version of The X Factor – is at a rented home in North London.