Cheryl Cole caught getting intimate with Derek Hough

‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl Cole has so far refused to confirm or deny she is dating Derek Hough. But now a series of intimate snaps has revealed that the two are more than just friends. The couple are on a holiday in Cape Town and their pictures show the romance has blossomed. The couple were photographed in just their swimming things on the balcony of their villa in Camps Bay. In one pic, Derek, 26, is seen climbing on top of Cheryl for a cuddle. She then appears to be whispering sweet nothings in his ear before he rubs sun cream on her body.

"Derek and Cheryl are more than just pals. They have done everything they can to keep their relationship a secret, but it has become more and more difficult," said a source.

Cheryl Cole gifted £10K bracelet by Derek Hough

It has been reported that Cheryl Cole and Derek Hough are dating. Just last week, she denied that she was dating, but when they kissed after Hough gifted her a 10,000-pound bracelet, it was all out in the open. Dance trainer Corky Ballas wrote on Twitter, “I don’t think it’s a secret they’re dating”. Hough and Cole went away for a week-long break to mark the end of what the Girls Aloud star judge has described as ‘the worst of my life’ after she divorced from Ashley Cole and almost died from malaria following her visit to Tanzania six months ago.

The pair is staying in a luxury beachside villa in the Camps Bay resort a few miles outside Cape Town. “Cheryl and Derek are together and don’t care who knows it,” said a source.

Cheryl Cole moving to US with new boyfriend Derek Hough

Just two days after divorcing her cheating husband Ashley Cole, British babe Cheryl is said to be planning a fresh start in the US with boyfriend Derek Hough.

She is also being lined up as a judge on the brand new American X Factor alongside close pal Simon Cowell.

This means that the freshly divorced beauty is also planning to quit British ‘X Factor’ at the end of this series.

"This is Cheryl Cole phase two. She’s not changing her name but she’s changing every other aspect of her life,” said a source.

The source added: "She wouldn’t have the time to do both of the X Factors plus release new songs - and she’s got her heart set on America where Derek lives."

Cowell has already started hinting that Girls Aloud singer Cheryl will join him on the US show when it begins next September.

He believes she will be a huge star in the States.