In a surprise announcement on Sunday, British singer and U.K.'s 'X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole revealed that she and boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini were married a week ago. Cole and Fernandez-Versini had been dating for three months, according to People.
U.K. government officials have recently announced that they are going to give gay partners who have entered into civil unions the same rights as heterosexual married couples, and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole is backing their decision.