DHAKA: Cheryl Cole married her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret earlier this month, the pop star has revealed.

The 31-year-old X Factor judge said she had made the announcement to stop speculation about her private life.

The pair had reportedly been seeing each other for just three months when they wed on the private island of Mustique, the Sun newspaper said, reports the BBC.

Cheryl separated from footballer Ashley, her husband of four years, in 2010.

She split from boyfriend Tre Holloway, an American dancer, in 2013.

Her new French partner, 33, is said to run a pop-up restaurant business.

Alongside a picture of her wedding ring, in a statement on Cheryl’s website she said, ‘I usually do not discuss my personal life but to stop the speculation I want to share my happy news’.

‘Jean-Bernard and I married on 7/7/14. We are very happy and excited to move forward with our lives together.’

BDST: 1544 HRS, JUL 14, 2014