Cheryl was planning a family with Ashley: brother

London: Singer Cheryl Cole was planning to have children with Ashley Cole when his alleged infidelities were exposed, says her brother Andrew Tweedy.

"I am absolutely devastated for Cheryl. It was such a shock because everything appeared to be hunky dory," said Tweedy, 29. "We come from a big family and Cheryl has got the maternal instinct. It was common knowledge that they were thinking about it (children) and trying to organise how to sort things out with their careers to get around it. What`s happened has hit her really hard," he added. He said Ashley had offered to have counselling to save their marriage but Cheryl was not interested, reports a news website. "He`s obviously trying to worm his way back in but she`s not having any of it, he has done it too many times now. She has already given him chances," Tweedy said. IANS