Cheryl's love letters to Ashley Cole stolen

Burglars raided Ashley Cole's mansion while he was away on England duty and have apparently stolen precious mementos from Cheryl, including cards and love letters.

Ashley, 29, arrived back at his £350,000 flat in Esher, Surrey, hours after England had won 3-1 in Switzerland.

The Chelsea defender was devastated to discover that the last memories he had of his four-year marriage to Cheryl were missing.

Love notes, poems and two packets of letters were found missing along with jewellery, cash and the keys to his sports car.

Cheryl, 27, shares Ashley's fears that their marriage secrets could be splashed across the media.

"Cheryl's written lots of stuff to Ashley over time, while she was touring with Girls Aloud and on the other side of the world with work commitments," the Daily Star quoted a source close to the star as saying.

"Their paths didn't cross as much as they would have liked so they tried their best to be romantic in other ways.

"Notes, little poems and letters were a big form of Cheryl's communication and this could all be published soon.

"There are lots of secrets that no-one knows a thing about," the source added.

Spokespersons for Cheryl and Ashley declined to comment.