Cheryl Cole is getting close to Kimberley Walsh's brother.

The Girls Aloud singer is said to be reconciling with her former band mate's sibling 11 years after they were first seen together and things are ''falling into place''.

A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: ''They've always got on well, but previously Adam had lived up in Yorkshire and their paths have gone in different directions.

''Now he's based in London and she's back in town a lot ahead of going back to 'The X Factor' panel, so things just seem to be falling into place. It's early days but watch this space.''

The pair first became close more than a decade ago - before her marriage to, and subsequent divorce from, Ashley Cole - and Cheryl described him as ''the male version'' of her.

Speaking at the time, she said: ''I feel really homesick at the moment but it's been helped since I met Kimberley's brother.

''We'd never met before but we just clicked and everything's going great.

''He's like the male version of me and we're getting along just fine. Although he's living in Yorkshire and I'm always on the road, it hasn't been too much of a nightmare to see him.''