The showbiz world was left in shock earlier this week when Cheryl Tweedy and Liam Payne announced they'd decided to split, just one day after Cheryl celebrated her 35th birthday. Now, just a few days after the announcement, Cheryl's best friend and former Girls Aloud band mate Nicola Roberts has given fans an update.
Nicola appeared on today's episode of Loose Women alongside Christopher Harper to talk about the campaign they are working on to end child exploitation, but the Loose Women panel couldn't resist asking how her friend is doing.
When the panel asked of any potential Girls Aloud reunions, Nicola admitted she's been working on her own solo music, as well as helping Cheryl with her upcoming new album for the past six months.
After Carol, Nadia, Stacey and Christine asked Nicola how Cheryl was doing following her break-up, she said, "She’s good, she’s ok. She's on the mend."
BELOW: The highs and lows of Cheryl and Liam's relationship...
Cheryl Tweedy and Liam Payne's relationship in pictures - STACKED
1 of 132010: Liam auditions for The X Factor
"I like you, I think you're really cute," Cheryl told a floppy-haired Liam as he performed his rendition of Frank Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon.
2 of 13March 2016
Rumour has it Cheryl and Liam are a thing, and she can't help but court some attention. Chucking a 'mystery man' line-up on Instagram, Cheryl said: "My mystery man line up ud83dude1c #whosthemysteryman #whoisit #whosworthit"
3 of 13March 2016
Liam appears on Cheryl's Instagram for the first time since they became official.
4 of 13May 2016: Global Gift Gala
The pair make their first public appearance as a couple at Eva Longoria's Global Gift Gala in Paris.
5 of 13November 2016: Fayre of St James Christmas Concert
Cheryl steps out with a baby bump, though there's no official announcement just yet...
6 of 13December 2016
Chiam celebrate their first Christmas together, and chuck a selfie on the 'gram for good measure.
7 of 13February 2017
Ah, THERE IT IS. Cheryl properly debuted her baby bump in LÓreal's powerful Prince's Trust campaign.
8 of 13March 2017
Announcing the birth of their son on Instagram, Cheryl says: "On Wednesday 22nd March Liam and I became parents to an incredibly beautiful, healthy baby boy, weighing 7lb 9 and looking like a dream. Although he still doesn't have a name he is already stealing hearts. We are all madly in love and overwhelmingly happy with our little arrival. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers around the world. A day that now has a different meaning to me forever."
9 of 13June 2017
Showing Liam some love on Father's Day, Cheryl posted a photo on Instagram with the caption: "Happy 1st Father's Day Liam.. You are the most amazing daddy and the best example for our son. The way he looks at you says it all. Your relationship melts my heart. You are the centre of his world & We adore you."
10 of 13August 2017
The pair holiday together and share some snaps on Instagram.
11 of 13February 2018
Cheryl and Liam put on a united front amid split reports at the 2018 BRIT Awards.
12 of 13March 2018
Responding to rumours Liam was spotted looking all kinds of cosy with another woman, Cheryl said: "I can't ignore this story involving an innocent dancer colleague of Liam's who has a fiancé and dragging them into this desperate attempt to try to cause problems between Liam and I...'The other "mystery woman" in the story happens to be my long term friend and manager (that's embarrassing). I also happen to love Katy Perry. Now.. off on our holiday. And the only thing we're making are memories. And breaking is our healthy eating toodles."
13 of 13July 2018
Cheryl and Liam take to Twitter to confirm their split. They say: "We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It's been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together."
Mum-of-one Cheryl celebrated her 35th birthday at the weekend, enjoying time with Nicola, Kimberley Walsh and her other close friends, including her PA Lily England.
Posting a number of photos to her Instagram account, Cheryl wrote, 'Happy birthday with my ride or dies 😍🎈🎉.. (including Jon pulling a funny face in the background) 😏'. [sic]
Then, just one day later, Cheryl broke the news on Twitter that she'd split from former One Direction singer Liam Payne. Sharing the same statement, the pair wrote, 'We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways. It's been a tough decision for us to make. We still have so much love for each other as a family. Bear is our world and we ask that you respect his privacy as we navigate our way through this together.' [sic]
The former X Factor judge has since remained relatively silent on her split, but she did feel the need to defend her mum after a number of news outlets were 'blaming' her for the split. Taking to her Twitter account, Cheryl wrote 'I hate responding to stuff esp at such difficult times but I cannot sit here and listen to such nasty, false articles regarding my mam. I don't know why they involve her in stories about me. I can assure you she has absolutely nothing to do with any of it. I am a grown woman who is capable of dealing with my own life. She is a soft and kind woman who doesn't deserve to be dragged into something that has nothing whatsoever to do with her'. [sic]