Beckham 'has so much sympathy for Cole'

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Victoria Beckham has reportedly said that she sympathises with the plight of Cheryl Cole.

According to The Mirror, Beckham expressed her feelings for Cole at friend Elton John's recent Oscars party.

Beckham reportedly said: "I have so much sympathy for Cheryl. My heart goes out to her - both as a woman and as someone in the media spotlight.

"I feel for her so much, it's a horrible situation but she's a fantastic, strong woman and she will be fine. David's not a Premiership footballer now, so I can't relate entirely. But I do sympathise."

Cole recently separated from her footballer husband Ashley after reports that he had cheated on her with a number of women.

It was claimed in 2004 that Beckham's husband David had slept with his then personal assistant Rebecca Loos.