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Filled in: Even though Simon Cowell has done all of the persuasion work for her, it is Cheryl Cole who must apparently decide whether or not to return to the US X Factor as a judge. However, it appears that the singer is torn between her options here, as a source relates: ”It’s far from certain she will say yes. It’s a tough decision because it’s a huge show. There’s still a lot of pain there. At last Cheryl is in charge of the situation. She’s finally calling the shots, but she’s really not sure.” Indeed, Cheryl Cole is in charge now… or is that only what they want her to believe? This is a pretty big turnaround and there might just be something more to all of this than meets the eye.
6
Jun
1
Jun
Cheryl Cole was axed from her positing as judge on the US version of the X Factor and there are already a variety of reports going around as to what exactly went down. One source claims that the Girls Aloud singer stepped on the toes of network bosses because she refused to adapt to US culture and promote herself better in the US. Other sources are pointing the blame at Simon Cowell who failed to realize that combining Paula Abdul and Cheryl, who both enjoyed playful banter with him on their previous shows, would be disastrous. We’ll never know what really went on until Cheryl herself decides to talk about it. I just hope this isn’t an indication of what the show is going to be like when it premieres.
18
Apr
Simon Cowell will not appear as a weekly judge on the forthcoming series of the UK’s X Factor. ITV has confirmed that the 51 year-old has quit his judging role on the show to concentrate on the US launch instead. It had been hoped that the music mogul would split his time between the two, but it appears this won’t happen. ITV has said it is still in discussions with Cowell about him joining the talent competition later in the series. The US show is due to start screening in September, while the UK programme normally starts in August.
Source: Splash News
28
Oct
Cheryl Cole performed her latest single ‘Promise This’ on last weekend’s X Factor and it seems that all her Girls Aloud band mates were on hand to show their support as a picture of the group backstage has made it on the internet. However, noticeably missing is one Nadine Coyle. I suppose it’s just like anyone else in a work environment. You don’t have to like everyone you work with so long as you can get the job done and still be civil. Maybe Nadine should just bite her tongue, be civil and get the job done with the rest of the professionals in her band.
26
Oct
Even though Cheryl Cole’s name has been linked to the US version of X Factor for months now, sources say that Fox has their eyes on someone else. A source said “The Fox executives are totally against Cheryl joining the panel. They’re saying that together with her accent being difficult to understand, and nobody knowing who she is, she doesn’t have the star qualities to draw in an audience.” So who do they want to be part of the panel? None other than pop diva extraordinaire Mariah Carey! Insiders say that the singer is currently in negotiations to join the panel alongside Simon Cowell and Pussycat Dolls front woman Nicole Scherzinger. A source said “Mariah Carey’s people say she’s fully behind the idea and they’re very interested in taking talks further. Mariah has already had the initial meeting with Fox, so she will more than likely take the spot Simon wanted for Cheryl. While Simon may want Cheryl, he understands Fox’s insistence that he delivers a strong panel to bring viewers, and therefore advertising, in and make as much money as they can.”
14
Oct
It seems that the judge of Simon Cowell’s talent show is having a run in with the producers who are supposedly forcing her to vote off Gamu Nhengu due to the latter’s visa problem. Now Cheryl Cole is trying to make the producers admit this publicly. A source claims she told them the following: “We need to sort this out or it’ll overshadow the whole series.” Right… wasn’t Cheryl Cole thinking that when actually casting the vote? It might work not to do something against your conscience instead of going through with it and then pointing the finger.
12
Oct
Despite reports that Simon Cowell and fellow X Factor judge Cheryl Cole were feuding over contestant Gamu Nhengu, Simon has set the record straight by saying “No. Cheryl and I haven’t had a fight, yet! And I certainly couldn’t tell her what to do even if I wanted to. We are helping Gamu and her family as much as possible and have lawyers working with her lawyers, not because we have to but because I really feel for their situation, and that’s outside of the show. We were unaware there would be any problem with her visa until this week.”
27
Aug
X Factor is only one episode in and already it has major drama. On the heels of the auto tune controversy, the reality TV show’s bosses are debating losing one of their star contestants after they’ve learned that she already has a recording contract in the US. Apparently, Katie Waissel never told producers about her two-record deal on a jazz label. I think that’s grounds for axing. While we wait for her fate, Simon Cowell has addressed the auto tune controversy saying that performance-enhancing software will now be banned from all edited pre-recorded auditions. He’s obviously trying to preserve the show’s reputation for its transition to the US.
20
Apr
Once you have a child of your own, there’s just no time left to look after the other kids as well, is there? Since Simon Cowell is planning on starting his own little star factory in America in the form of The X Factor, he’s not only leaving American Idol for good, but also Britain’s Got Talent. This is what Simon Cowell sai on the matter: “I like the show, but it takes a hell of a lot of time and there are moments, I am not going to lie, where you are sitting there looking at these horrific acts and you actually think I genuinely can’t do this any more. But then you watch it back and you think it was all fun.” But business and pleasure should never be mixed, eh? So it’s goodbye Simon Cowell and hello new guy… but at the rate things are going, the American version of The X Factor is going to gain control of the entire star production business.
4
Sep
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue’s boyfriend wants to marry the star.
Rugby league player Kris Smith, who has reportedly already bought a ring, told British newspaper The Daily Star: “I would definitely pull out all the stops and get down on one knee.”
Minogue, 37, seems smitten with the 29-year-old, who she met in Ibiza over a year ago.
She said: “I know he’s The One. That’s all I can say – he is The One. I adore my boyfriend. I guess at my age I have to start thinking about babies at some time.
The sister of superstar singer Kylie added: “To be honest, I’m just enjoying being so wildly in love and being so happy. I think I’m looking at nesting this year… know what I mean?”
Source: Splash News
