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By JODY THOMPSON
So close: Cheryl Cole and Derek Hough take a stroll along the beach in South Africa, where the couple have been celebrating New YearJust last week, she denied that she was dating - but Cheryl Cole and Derek Hough apparently showed off their love with a public kiss as they celebrated the New Year in South Africa yesterday.
Dancing With The Stars professional Hough, 26, and the X Factor judge, 27, looked closer than ever as they walked along an idyllic beach near their villa in Cape Town after they had welcomed in the New Year at a house party.
Wearing a yellow satin asymmetrical dress at the bash, Cheryl had looked glowing and happy as she danced with Derek.
Close: Cheryl Cole dances with Derek Hough at Preston Haskell's New Year's Eve party in Cape Town, South AfricaHough has also reportedly bought the 27-year-old X Factor judge a £10,000 diamond bracelet as a love token.
The pair are staying in a luxury beachside villa in the Camps Bay resort a few miles outside Cape Town and saw in 2011 at a £1million house party apparently thrown by American property mogul Preston Haskell.
It was there, in front of the assembled revellers, that the couple sealed their love with a passionate kiss after toasting each other with champagne as the midnight chimes rang out.
Animated: Cheryl and Derek chat on the dancefloor amid the revelryThe party, which featured trapeze artists, acrobats and dancers, was held at Haskell's mansion in Fresnaye, overlooking Cape Town's Table Mountain.
It's also said that Derek held Cheryl in his arms as they watched a firework display explode over the skyline.
Idyllic: The couple are holidaying in the resort of Camps Bay in South AfricaThe pair arrived in South Africa on Wednesday after Cheryl spent Christmas with her family in her native Newcastle.
After spending two days at the One And Only Hotel in Cape Town, the pair then transferred to a private rented villa on Friday.
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