Cheryl’s ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has confirmed he is ‘single and looking for The One’ as he spoke on Good Morning Britain in Cannes.
The restaurateur is in the French Riviera for The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, having attended the event for the past 15 years, however he is at risk of running into his ex-wife as she is preparing to tread the red carpet for L’Oréal.
Speaking via video link, Jean-Bernard, who split from the Fight For This Love singer in 2016, revealed he is firmly single and looking for love.
Hitting out: Cheryl’s ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini has confirmed he is ‘single and looking for The One’ as he spoke on Good Morning Britain in Cannes
Speaking via video link: ‘I’ve been in Cannes for 15 years. I’ve come to Cannes with three ex-girlfriends, so it just goes into the same box. There’s nothing weird. Another year with a future girlfriend, and hopefully this one will be the right one.’
Responding to whether he had met someone else, a serious-looking Jean-Bernard replied: ‘Not yet. Right now, after quite a while and solving a lot of personal problems, I’m in a very happy place and open now to start something new.’
Two years after their split,Jean-Bernard spoke candidly about being dragged into the pop singer’s ‘mad world’, admitting: ‘I didn’t like it.’
He first met the X Factor superstar at a party in 2014 and they married after just three months, much to the shock of her fans.
Heading in: The restaurateur is in the French Riviera for The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival, having attended the event for the past 15 years, however he is at risk of running into his ex-wife as she is preparing to tread the red carpet for L’Oréal
After just a year together, they swiftly ended the marriage in 2015 – with Cheryl quickly moving on to 1D’s Liam, who she welcomed a child with earlier this year.
The French hunk revealed he didn’t feel comfortable in the limelight and admits he has lost a lot since their relationship.
Speaking to the Mirror, he admitted: ‘I’ve lost a lot. I don’t have my parents, I don’t have a girlfriend. I’m alone now. I married someone who was famous, I was thrust into this mad world – I didn’t like it.’
On the up: Speaking to the Mirror, he admitted: ‘I’ve lost a lot. I don’t have my parents, I don’t have a girlfriend. I’m alone now. I married someone who was famous, I was thrust into this mad world – I didn’t like it’
JB lost his father during their marriage, with Cheryl blaming her dramatic weightloss on his death at the time in a rant to social media trolls.
Now JB insists he feels like he has ‘survived’ the marriage, adding: ‘There was really awful things said about me, about my family, but I feel like I survived it. And I’m here surviving, doing my thing.’
He said: ‘It’s been two years – I feel like a different person. That was the old me.’