In a bizarre throwback no one saw coming, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini recently shared a picture featuring him and his ex of nine years – Cheryl.
Jean-Bernard, 44 – who Cheryl, 41, affectionately called JB – posted the photo to his Instagram Stories, showing the former couple looking happy as they walked hand-in-hand through Nice Airport. The picture also had a text overlay that read, ‘Where is this jacket?’ referencing the navy bomber he wore in the pic.
But given their bitter split was almost a decade ago, the post had fans scratching their heads over what else the French restauranteur might have meant. As one fan tweeted, ‘He’s probably trying to weasel his way back into her life.’
The couple tied the knot in summer 2014, following a whirlwind three-month courtship. The wedding came four years after Cheryl split from first husband Ashley Cole, after the footballer allegedly cheated throughout the four- year marriage. However, Cheryl and JB’s marriage lasted just 18 months, before she filed for divorce on the grounds of his ‘unreasonable behaviour’. That year, the Girls Aloud singer moved on with One Direction’s Liam Payne – who tragically passed away last year – and the pair went on to welcome son Bear, now eight. Last October, it was revealed that Jean-Bernard had begun dating Monika Abrasheva, 24, a project manager at his energy supplements start-up, although it’s unclear whether they’re still together.
So, was the post a cryptic message trying to reach out to Cheryl – or simply a man looking for his lost jacket?
We’ll wait and see…
