Cheryl Cole's divorce relief

Cheryl Cole felt "betrayed" by her estranged husband.

The 'Fight for This Love' hitmaker - who received her decree nisi, the first stage of her divorce from Ashley Cole, last Friday (03.09.10) - is trying to remain positive and learn lessons from the end of her four-year marriage to the soccer star, which ended in February following reports he had cheated on her with several women.

Asked if she felt betrayed, Cheryl told Britain's Vogue magazine: "Yes, definitely I do. But I've got to take everything that's happened and learn from it.

"I accept that that's a chapter of my life that's finished."

Despite her heartbreak, Cheryl admits her situation could have been worse and she is grateful she didn't have a family with Ashley.

She explained: "I've just got to be grateful that I've got so many good things going on. I have. And there's no children, you know?

"Some people's lives fall apart, are turned upside down.

"Of course it's heartbreaking, but it's not anything remotely like it could have been and I'm very, very thankful for that."

The 27-year-old beauty - who is believed to be dating dancer Derek Hough - also admitted she still dreams of having children.

She said: "That's definitely something I want to achieve.

"It's the toughest job in the world, but I know it must be the most rewarding too."

Cheryl and Ashley are reportedly planning to split their assets - including their Surrey mansion - equally, while the Girls Aloud star will take custody of their two dogs, Buster and Coco.

Their decree absolute - which officially ends their marriage - will be granted in six weeks.

Cheryl Cole's romantic weekend

Cheryl Cole and Derek Hough looked like "lovesick teenagers" during a romantic weekend away.

The 'Fight for This Love' singer avoided the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (12.09.10) to spend a long weekend with the 'Dancing With The Stars' hunk - who she is believed to be dating.

The pair enjoyed a romantic candlelit dinner at the Sunset Marquis hotel in Hollywood on Saturday after she flew out last Thursday (09.09.10) to spend time with him.

One diner told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "They looked like the perfect couple. Derek couldn't take his eyes off Cheryl and she didn't stop smiling the whole night.

"They looked so into each other, it was like watching a couple of lovesick teenagers. They were being very tactile and flirty - they didn't seem to care who saw them.

"Derek was being a true gent and treated Cheryl like a princess. He even pulled her chair out for her as she got up to leave before they slipped off quietly through a back exit."

Cheryl split from her soon-to-be ex-husband Ashley Cole earlier this year after it was claimed he had cheated on her with numerous women, and professional dancer Derek has supported her throughout her pending divorce.

Derek's dancing co-star Karina Smirnoff has also spoken out about how happy Cheryl has made her pal.

She said: "Derek is so in love. He's the happiest he has ever been. He deserves to be happy, Cheryl makes him smile. He's been holed up from the minute she got here. We haven't seen him."

Meanwhile, Cheryl has reportedly made up with her Girls Aloud bandmate Nadine Coyle, after the Irish beauty called her and suggested they put their problems behind them.

A source said: "Nadine desperately wants to be friends with all of her Girls Aloud bandmates, despite whatever's happened in the past and things that have been said. Nadine's been having fun with British celebs out in Hollywood who've told her life's too short to spend time worrying and getting upset."