Has Cheryl Cole taken the advice of her fellow X Factor judge and friend, Simon Cowell and ended things with dancer Derek Hough?

MTV News has reported that Cheryl's friend, Strictly Come Dancing judge, Bruno Tonioli has revealed that Cheryl gave the professional dancer his marching orders.

He said: “Cheryl has said she needs space and he respects that, so when Cheryl gets back to England, their thing will be over.

“Derek knows when Cheryl gets back into The X Factor, things will change.”

Do you think Cheryl and Derek have split or were they just good friends to begin with?

Friends or more?