Cheryl fled to the US as her relationship with Liam Payne broke down

Cheryl fled to the US during her relationship breakdown.

The 35-year-old and her boyfriend Liam Payne announced their split on Twitter yesterday.

Nicola Roberts revealed that Cheryl took time out from her relationship a few weeks ago to come and support her in America.

I took this in New York a couple of weeks ago when missy (@cherylofficial ) decided to fly out with me to support me at my show. It was the first thing I had done in a v long time and it was just another example of how lovely you are inside. And when people were surprised that you had done something so kind all I had to answer with was that’s who she is. We were all jet lagged here and over trying to take a pic but it’s the only snap I have of us. I know I could throw anything your way and you’d be there trying to figure it out with me. I don’t know what I’d do without you. Happy Birthday beautiful ♥️

A post shared by Nicola Roberts (@lilcola) on Jun 30, 2018 at 2:39am PDT

Nicola showed support for her former Girls Aloud bandmate in a birthday post which she shared on Instagram.

She wrote, “I took this in New York a couple of weeks ago when missy (@cherylofficial ) decided to fly out with me to support me at my show.”

“It was the first thing I had done in a v long time and it was just another example of how lovely you are inside.”

She continued, “And when people were surprised that you had done something so kind all I had to answer with was that’s who she is.”

“We were all jet lagged here and over trying to take a pic but it’s the only snap I have of us.”

“I know I could throw anything your way and you’d be there trying to figure it out with me. I don’t know what I’d do without you. Happy Birthday beautiful ♥️”

Cheryl and I 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.

— Liam (@LiamPayne) July 1, 2018

Cheryl celebrated her 35th birthday over the weekend, with close friends and family, with fans spotting Liam’s absence from her posts.

Hours after the celebrations the mother-of-one announced the split on Twitter.

She tweeted, “We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways.”

The post continued, “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,” she finished.

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.

— Cheryl (@CherylOfficial) July 1, 2018

The pair had been dating for just over two years before calling it quits.

They have a 15-month-old son together named Bear.