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Video: Cheryl Cole showing the strain as she jets off to Copenhagen

Cheryl Cole was clearly showing the strain of her marriage break-up as she left London to fly to Copenhagen for her first public appearance since separating from Ashley.

The 26-year-old singer looked tense and drained as she was spotted at Heathrow airport on her way to the Danish capital to perform on the country's version of the X Factor.

Wearing a pair of black skinny jeans and a grey T-shirt, the singer ducked in and out of different terminals, apparently to throw photographers off her trail.


Taking flight: Cheryl Cole at Heathrow airport

Cheryl is said to be planning a trip to France for talks with her estranged husband. The Chelsea defender is staying in the south of France to receive treatment for an ankle injury in a desperate bid to be fit for this summer's World Cup.

It will be their first meeting since Cheryl announced last month she was separating from Ashley following tabloid allegations that he had been unfaithful.

Friends say she has agreed to marriage counselling because she believes she let him down as a wife and he is a vulnerable victim and easy prey for predatory women.

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