Cheryl Cole has reportedly stopped eating since she broke up with husband Ashley Cole.

The X Factor judge announced this week that she was separating from Cole after he allegedly slept with five other women. Since he was exposed as a love rat, sources say that barely a morsel has passed Chezza’s lips.

A friend told The Sun: “Cheryl was really happy with her weight and appearance before Christmas. She had put some weight on and was comfortable. But since the latest storm broke she has lost her appetite completely.

“All she will touch is peppermint tea. Her mum has been cooking up lovely home-made soup but she is not interested. The house is full of fresh food and bags of shopping which have gone completely untouched.

“She has lost at least five pounds, which on her tiny frame is a lot. Last week she channelled all her anger into rehearsing for her Brits appearance and that burned off a lot of calories.”

This is all a bit of a deja vu, as after Ashley was found out to have cheated on Cheryl back in 2008 she dropped to a mere six stone. Looks like history is repeating itself!