Cheryl Cole and footballer husband Ashley Cole have had a proposal for an underground swimming pool thrown out by planning officials.

The couple wanted to build the 12-by-five metre pool and “a modest gym and spa” beneath their Surrey mansion to escape the prying eyes of paparazzi and reporters.

When their original application was rejected by Guildford Borough Council on the grounds that it was “disproportionate” to the size of the house, the pair appealed – but they have now learned their appeal has been dismissed

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His cutting comments on The X Factor have earned him the title of TV’s ‘Mr Nasty’.

But the softer side of Simon Cowell was evident this week as he met a group of sick kids at a children’s hospice.

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Backstage with  Bora Aksu at his catwalk spring summer 2010 show during London Fashion Week on the 18th September 2009.

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