Broody Cheryl, 27, was touched when Ashley, 30, called her in LA to tell her he'd become an uncle - his brother Matty and girlfriend Lisa have had a baby girl Livia.
‘Her arrival's brought Cheryl and Ashley closer,' says a pal.
‘They now talk on the phone for up to three hours every day. He's now her most trusted confidante.
'Since she was axed from the US X Factor, he really has become her rock.'
A close friend tells Now: ‘They've agreed to have dinner later this month and he offered to cook.
'Right now he's the only one she's talking to and he's trying everything that he can to coax her back into his arms.'
Read the full story about Cheryl and Ashley Cole in Now magazine dated 13 June - out now!!
