Speculation has surrounded the relationship between Brit babe Cheryl Cole and hunky dancer Derek Hough for a number of months; but now Now magazine subscription holders can find out the truth behind Hough.
Derek, who appeared in the video for Cheryl's Parachute single, is allegedly a smokescreen for the paparazzi as Cheryl's PR team didn't want her to look "weak and devastated" after her split from hubby Ashley.
Apparently, according to Now magazine, Derek wouldn't be adverse to a "set-up romance".
When he appeared on Dancing With The Stars in 2008 with partner American Pie actress Shannon Elizabeth, the pair actively encouraged rumours they were dating, before later dismissing it as merely a "fauxmance".
In November last year, Now magazine reported that Hough was forced to deny rumours he is gay after almost taking the role of a homosexual actor in Courteney Cox's Cougar Town TV show.
Cheryl and Ashley announced they were getting divorced in February this year after rumours of the football star's infidelities plagued the headlines.
Posted by Tori Gibson