Ashley Cole goes clubbing without his wedding ring while Cheryl is away on tour

With wife Cheryl Cole hundred of miles away in Scotland, shamed footballer Ashley Cole had a rare night out in London's West End - without his wedding ring.

The troubled couple haven't been seen in public together - or worn their weddings rings - since tabloid allegations in January that the Chelsea left back had cheated on his wife with hairdresser Aimee Walton.

Since the revelations, Ashley appeared to have reformed his partygoing ways - until now.

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While the cat's away: Ashley Cole - sans wedding ring - enjoys a night out with the boys at Chinawhite last night

With Cheryl performing in Glasgow last night with Girls Aloud, Ashley was free to have a boys night out with some of his Chelsea teammates.

Naked hand: Ashley Cole's wife Cheryl without her wedding ring last month

The 27-year-old joined right-winger Shaun Wright-Phillips and midfielder Mikel John Obi at Chinawhite nightclub in Soho.

Dressed down in jeans and a grey t-shirt, Ashley made no attempt to hide his left hand, which has been missing a wedding ring since the affair reports broke.

After spending the night at the exclusive venue, Ashley appeared worse for wear and bad-tempered as he left the club with a friend and burly minder at 2am.

Aimee told The Sun she slept with Ashley after a night out at CC Club in Picadilly in December.

Despite the reports and their seemingly separate lives in the following months, the couple have denied reports they have split.

Speaking to The Mirror earlier this week, Cheryl said: "I feared I would crack up so in the end I stopped reading all the stuff that was being written about me and what was going on.

"But it's made me realise there are people out there a million times worse off than me.

"People see me as a role model, but I want them to see I'm human and I make mistakes. I'm not perfect. I want the young girls to learn from my mistakes."

On stage in Belfast on the opening night of Girls Aloud's UK tour, Cheryl dedicated their song I'll Stand By You to female audience members with love problems.

Also in attendance at Chinawhite was former Liberty X singer Michelle Scott-Lee, Reading striker Leroy Lita and Big Brother reality stars Saskia Howard Clarke and Nikki Grahame.

Happier times: The couple wearing their wedding rings, just a month before Ashley Cole's alleged infidelity

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