Cheryl Cole`s pals worry as love-split anniversary nears

London: As the one year split anniversary of Cheryl and Ashley Cole nears, friends of the reality show judge have expressed worry about the star`s health.

Their warnings come as the X Factor babe faces her first Valentine`s Day without her 30-year-old ex-husband. `Girls Aloud` bandmate Kimberley Walsh has admitted being terrified about the strain on her pal. "I do feel a bit protective. I don`t like the fact she`s so trapped sometimes, trying to go out and about. There`s not a great deal you can do about it but it frustrates me," the Daily Star quoted her as telling Cosmopolitan magazine. "Everyone deserves a little bit of freedom and she doesn`t have that," she said. The concerns come after a tough year for Cole in which she split from Ashley and battled malaria. ANI