Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has said that Cheryl Cole and Derek Hough are just friends.


For the last few months there's been constant rumors that the 'promise this' singer and the Dancing With The Stars dancer were together but Amanda says they are only friends.

She said: "I knew all along that Cheryl and Derek were just friends, not lovers."

Amanda also said that everyone needs to assume Cheryl has a man at all and that she is an independent woman:

"I saw them together and he is very gentlemanly. He is the perfect escort and companion for her but that is it.I absolutely think that people should stop assuming that Cheryl needs a man to get on with her life," she said.She is a strong and feisty girl and she fine on her own."