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Ashley and Cheryl Cole solid as a rock

Last updated at 15:08pm on 03.07.09

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Ashley Cole must have provided a special birthday treat, because he received a ringing endorsement from his wife Cheryl yesterday.

Happy couple: Ashley and Cheryl Cole

The Girls Aloud stunner was spotted last night wearing her wedding ring — which has only recently returned to the public eye. The massive rock famously disappears from Chez's delicate finger every time Ash gets into trouble — the last time being in March, when he was arrested during a drunken night while she was off climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. That's why we were a little concerned when it vanished again on Wednesday — as Ash threw a lavish surprise party at private members club Vanilla.