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So Solid Crew's MC Harvey shocked the world when he revealed to Now last week that he'd had a relationship with Cheryl Cole.

But how did showbiz's most surprising relationship actually come about? According to an X Factor source, Cheryl got in touch with Harvey in September 2010.

They exchanged contact details and began messaging frequently.

Last week, Harvey, 32, revealed that they'd been 'confiding in' each other because he'd been going through a dark time for a couple of years, while Cheryl, 28, had split from Ashley in February 2010 and was still recovering from the illness that had threatened her life in July 2010.

‘It wasn't a physical thing, but it was weird because at the time I was thinking: "Am I going to find love again?"' he told us in our exclusive interview.

What started out as a friendship, with them supporting each other, soon developed.

‘At one point Cheryl invited him to attend an X Factor taping, but Harvey was unable to make it,' says a show source.

And when they finally hooked up, his friends say it was an elaborate operation, masterminded to ensure they didn't get seen.

In our initial chat, Harvey told us: ‘I'm not gonna say we've been out cos it's a bit hard to go out in public with Cheryl Cole.'

When we asked if he'd been ‘in' with Cheryl, he laughed: ‘I'm not saying anything.'

He added: ‘I'm not going to sit here and say we went to that restaurant and this restaurant. But I'm sure people aren't stupid.'

Read the full story about MC Harvey and Cheryl Cole's relationship in Now magazine dated 13 February 2012 - out now! 

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