Simon Cowell 'washes his hands' of Cheryl Cole after X Factor snub

By Lara Gould


Separate lives: Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell (pictured together X Factor UK in 2010) have had no contact since she was sacked from X Factor USA


Her sizzling on-screen chemistry with Simon Cowell was cited as the reason she landed a £2 million contract on X Factor USA.

But two months after being humiliatingly sacked from the series, Cheryl Cole has apparently had no contact with her former mentor, severing all ties with the man once credited as making her a star.

A source close to the former Girls Aloud singer, who is in Los Angeles on an extended sabbatical, says despite 51-year-old Cowell planning to fly out to the city in the next two weeks, the pair have ‘no plans to meet up either now or in the foreseeable future’.

Friends no more? Simon and Cheryl at the 2011 Fox Upfront Presentation shortly before it was announced that Cheryl had been dropped from X Factor USA


The source said: ‘They have both moved on with their lives. She hasn’t spoken to him and they have no plans to see each other in America.’

Miss Cole once described Cowell as ‘one of the most important people in my life’ in an interview with Mail on Sunday columnist Piers Morgan last year.

She went on to say: ‘He’s annoying, but I do love him.’

But the rift which was triggered by her sacking from X Factor USA is said to have widened after the singer publicly rekindled her relationship with her ex-husband, Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, at her 28th birthday party in London earlier this month.

A source close to Cowell said: ‘Cheryl is the last person on Simon Cowell’s mind at the moment. The party line if anyone in Simon’s group of friends is asked about her is to say, “Cheryl is still a star”.

‘He doesn’t want to talk about Cheryl and they know not to bring her name up.

'He will never openly criticise her but there is no relationship between them now.’

After being sacked in May, a move understood to have been ordered by senior executives at the Fox TV network, it was claimed Miss Cole refused to take calls from Cowell and X Factor representatives – a move that led ITV to withdraw its offer for her to resume her job on the panel of the British series.

Cheryl and Ashley Cole married in 2005, but split four years later after he was accused of cheating with five different women.

Cowell was said to have encouraged Miss Cole to leave the marriage, which ended in divorce last September, claiming it would harm her chances of success in America if she stayed with her husband.

Replaced: Nicole Scherzinger (second from right), who replaced Cheryl on the show, with fellow judges L.A. Reid Paula Abdul and Simon


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High hair and high collars for X Factor judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul at Dallas auditions

By Daily Mail Reporter


Classic: Nicole Scherzinger arrives for the X Factor auditions in Dallas in a demure lace blouse teamed with a flouncy black skirt


They've been battling to outshine each other in the X Factor fashion battle in sexy, colourful frocks.

But in a change of pace, both female judges on the American series opted for demure, monochrome outfits at the Dallas auditions yesterday.

Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul both shunned the cleavage and eye-catching colours for high-necked outfits, and both wore their hair in sleek, gravity-defying hairstyles.


Nicole,32, wore a white lace blouse with sheer bat-wing sleeves and a high neckline.

She added a flouncy, thigh-skimming black skirt to offset the demure top, and matching heels.

The Don't Hold Your Breath singer wore her hair slicked off her face in a tight ponytail and added a slick of red lipstick.

Chic: The singer's thigh-skimming skirt offset her high-neck top with long bat-wing sleeves


Her fellow judge Paula Abdul also chose a demure little black and white number.

The 49-year-old wore a cute white dress with black trimming and Peter Pan collar.

Abdul added some sex factor with towering silver platform heels by Christian Louboutin and Sixties bouffant hair.

Sixties style: Paula added some oomph with her bouffant hair 'do

Fans: Paula Abdul, in a white dress with black trim and collar, greeted young fans as she arrived


Previously both judges have worn flirty styles for the auditions in Miami, and Los Angeles for Paula.

At the Miami auditions Nicole made her judging debut in a bright orange and purple outfit, that some perceived as a non-subtle reference to her predecessor Cheryl Cole's much-panned outfit at the LA auditions.

The following day she chose a gorgeous cornflour blue dress with draped material and daring neckline.

Sexy: Nicole has previously worn more revealing, colourful numbers for the auditions


Paula wore a mint-coloured strapless frock with a flouncy skirt, which Simon Cowell appeared to approve of, given the pictures of the pair flirting and cuddling at the Miami auditions.

Today following the Dallas auditions Paula tweeted: 'It's been an awesome day/night in #Dallas! hey #Texas YOU ROCK! more of the same tomorrow?'

The judges will be viewing acts during a second round in Dallas today.


Flirty: Paula also wore a sexy frock to the Miami round of auditions


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X Factor judge Paula Abdul shows off her super skinny legs in skin-tight jeans

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Slim pins: Paula Abdul's legs looked shockingly skinny in her jeans when she left the Setai Hotel today on her way to the American X Factor auditions in Miami


Paula Abudul kept her incredible legs under wraps today as she arrived at the Miami X Factor auditions.

But the former singer still managed to show off their incredible shape as she slipped into a pair of skin-tight jeans.

The smiling 48-year-old looked fantastic in her casual attire, teaming her dark blue denims with a grey vest and brown cardigan.

Paula sexed up the look with a pair of vertiginous gold heels, which gave the pint-sized star a little more height.

It's not often Paula is seen dressing down for her X Factor appearances.

She is usually glammed-up to the nines in a designer dress or pencil skirt.


Pint sized proportions: Paula flaunted a tiny frame as she waved to fans in Miami


Svelte factor: TV judge Paula turned heads with her skinny limbs as she left the her hotel in South Beach earlier today


Her understated wardrobe choice still managed to turn heads, though, proving once again that the former 80s pop star's style can grab as many headlines as her younger counterpart, Nicole Scherzinger.

Paula and her fellow X Factor judges are currently staying at the lavish Setai Hotel in Miami's South Beach.

Moments later, Simon Cowell left the hotel and made his way across town to join her.

The 51-year-old British media mogul looked like he may have slept through his alarm.

Rushing out of the hotel lobby, he looked to have barely had time to button-up his shirt and was clutching an assortment of alternative shirts for his TV appearance later that day.



Hurried: Judge Simon Cowell clutched an assortment of shirts as he left the Setai Hotel and made a dash for today's X Factor auditions in Miami

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Now THIS is how you wear those colours, Cheryl: Leggy Nicole Scherzinger rubs in the hurt over Cole's disastrous orange and purple X Factor outfit

By Daily Mail Reporter


Looking good: Nicole's outfit, seemed to be subconsciously teaching Cheryl Cole a lesson in how to wear orange and purple


After lasting a mere four auditions, the most enduring image of Cheryl Cole's American X Factor career is perhaps the controversial orange and purple outfit she wore on her first day.

And after the Geordie star was slated for her bold colour blocking, it appears her replacement Nicole Scherzinger has taken it upon herself to teach Cole a lesson on how to wear it well.

It might have been a coincidence that the former Pussycat Doll had a stab at wearing the clashing colours as she arrived to auditions in Miami, but nonetheless it sent a strong message to her predecessor.


Despite wearing the same colours as the 27-year-old Girls Aloud star, Nicole sexed up the look in her tiny purple mini skirt and seductive orange top.

She elongated her legs in tan suede heels and curled her hair just enough for a beachy look - without looking overly blow dried as Cole had previously.

Nicole's outfit choice was a final blow to Cheryl, after speculation that the Brit's dream of surviving Stateside was shattered after some terrible wardrobe choices.

Spotted: Nicole Scherzinger leaves her hotel in Miami as she head to the X Factor auditions in Miami today, wearing the same purple and orange colours as sacked judge Cheryl Cole, pictured last month in Los Angeles


The 32-year-old upped the sex factor, wearing the tiny ensemble - in place of Cole's clownish Diane Von Furstenburg flares.

Nicole's outfit, which was in reverse colour to the one Kim Kardashian wore last week in London, was peach coloured on top and fastened together with a gold belt.

And the fans couldn't get enough of Nicole's enthusiastic personality as she amped up the atmosphere in Florida.

She's got the X Factor: At least the fans know who Nicole, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls, is

New best friends: Nicole has been cosying up to Paula Abdul, who previously posed with Cheryl


Cheryl has gone to ground since she was unceremoniously fired from her judging job on the American show.

But she did send flowers to Nicole and fellow judge Paula Abdul last week.

However she may be alarmed by reports today, from Scherzinger's former manager, claiming that Cheryl was only ever used as hype.

Jeff Haddad, who managed the former Pussycat Doll for 13 years, has alleged that Nicole was always going to be on the panel.

Here come the boys: Simon Cowell looked hot and bothered as he arrived in Miami, while L.A. Reid looked smart in his suit

Fan frenzy: Paula Abdul was greeted by her fans by the gates, who were all trying to get a picture of the star


He claims that he had long discussions with Simon Cowell and Scherzinger was always a frontrunner for the judging panel job.

‘In my opinion, Simon always wanted Nicole as a judge. There was never a question that she wouldn’t get it’, Jeff told Heat Magazine.

He added: ‘Nicole was always going to be on that judging panel and Cheryl was just being used as a cog in the wheel to cause hype and publicise the show.’

The magazine reported that Mr Haddad doesn’t recall Cheryl’s name being mentioned during talks about the role.

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Nicole fans: Girls gather to welcome the judges in Miami


After managing the star for over a decade, Haddad was apparently given the axe by Nicole shortly before her U.S. X Factor contract was signed, the magazine reported.

But in his opinion he said that Cheryl’s accent wouldn’t have been the issue and was rather an excuse for publicity.

Regarding being allegedly fired by Nicole, he said: ‘If you serve as someone’s manager and develop their career for over a decade and that person didn’t pay you after landing the biggest TV show of their career, what does that tell you?’

Excitement builds: Nicole showed off her legs in Miami as Simon hugged himself with joy over the new US series


An X Factor spokesperson dismissed the ex-managers claims of a publicity stunt as 'complete and utter rubbish'.

Meanwhile, Simon Cowell has revealed that he will broadcast the footage of Cheryl Cole during her short stint on the US X Factor.

Her appearances at the two audition venues she attended are said to be shown when the series is aired in September.

Cowell told Sky News: ‘We will show it. I mean it’s reality TV. There’s no point lying about it. It is what it is.’

Clashing colours: Kim Kardashian in London last week in an orange Gucci dress (left), Rose Byrne in Gucci in May's Harper's Bazaar (centre), and Jessica Alba in DVF at the CFDA Awards on Monday (right)

Setting a trend: A model wears the dress for the first time on the catwalk in Milan in September. It was also worn by Monaco royal Charlotte Casiraghi, pictured with Salma Hayek, earlier this month


He added: ‘It wasn’t really such a big deal as everybody thought. We have a lot of other shows. Something happened so we said, ‘Do you want to return to the UK show? ‘ and she said no.

‘The we offered her the show back and I don’t think she wanted to come back… Truth is you’ve got to move on. It’s about the contestants. They’ve got no interest in us bickering.’


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ITV offer £2m to woo Cheryl Cole back to the X Factor UK

By KATIE NICHOLL

'Deeply humiliated': Cheryl has reportedly begged Simon Cowell to release a face-saving statement


Cheryl Cole has been told the door is still open for her to return to the British X Factor – but she must make her decision today.

ITV is said to be willing to double the singer’s usual £1.2 million pay packet if she comes back for the next series, but she is said to be unsure of taking the offer given her humiliation on the American version.

Cheryl is understood to be begging Simon Cowell to issue a statement saying she wasn’t sacked from the Fox show – but left because she had a ‘bigger and better’ offer to return home.


Will she, won't she? Simon Cowell is thought to be trying to talk Cheryl into returning to X Factor UK


Fox has yet to make an official announcement about Cheryl, but one source said: ‘Simon is working on a statement which will essentially deny Cheryl was sacked, but instead say she was offered a better opportunity in the UK.

'It will hopefully save Cheryl’s reputation and pave the way for her to come back to the British X Factor.’

A source close to the singer added: ‘Cheryl is deeply humiliated and she wants Simon to make it clear that she wasn’t sacked, but was needed back in Britain.
'It’s a face-saving measure and it’s very important to Cheryl.’


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The Girls Aloud singer, who has been holed up in her London flat with her mother Joan since she returned from Los Angeles, is said to be ‘close to breaking point’ over her treatment in the States.

‘She is feeling very fragile and very emotional about everything,’ said one friend. ‘Her confidence has been massively dented and her friends are genuinely worried for her.

'She is talking about taking some time out, but Simon is trying to convince her to sign up to prove she can do this job.

‘He’s told her she can come back to America and work on her image next year and that this is by no means the end of her in the States.’

Another source said: ‘They have offered to double Cheryl’s pay packet in the UK and Simon is trying to convince her to take this opportunity.

‘The truth is that Cheryl is in a major sulk and she may turn the offer down.

‘At the moment it’s a possibility, no one knows what she’s going to do, but the feeling is that if she turns down X Factor in the UK it really would be career suicide.’


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Not bad for four days work! Axed Cheryl Cole will receive full £1.2million U.S. X Factor fee

By BEN TODD, PAUL REVOIR AND SARAH NATHAN

Gutted: Simon Cowell has told a friend he feels bad that Cheryl has been sacked from the American version of X Factor


Cheryl Cole will receive her complete £1.2million US X Factor fee – despite being fired after just four days work.

The star – who was dramatically axed earlier this week – will be given her full fee for the series despite working for just four days of auditions, a senior X Factor source revealed.

That means she will receive £300,000 a day for her ill-fated US adventure.


Harsh: Cheryl came under fire during her first appearance. People said her hair was too big and came under criticism for her choice of clothing


An insider admitted: ‘Cheryl would expect the full £1.2million payment as a pay-off – despite her leaving the show so abruptly.’

Meanwhile, a close friend of Cowell has spoken to the Daily Mail and revealed he was ‘gutted’ at her axing – and ‘feels terribly bad’ about the shock sacking.

The friend revealed: ‘Simon is gutted for Cheryl. He fought to get her on there.

‘It took him months to get her on the show in the first place and he feels terribly bad that it didn’t work.’


she was soon sacked from the show because people were battling to understand her


The friend went on: ‘He understands that she is upset. But Simon can’t make it work. He did everything he could. He fought to keep her on the show.’

‘But ultimately it is the TV network that decides. And they just didn’t think it was working.’

Long-serving UK X Factor judge Louis Walsh, meanwhile, last night added that he was ‘sorry’ it did not work out for her in the US.

However, he added to the Mail he would ‘love’ her to return to the programme.


Nation's sweetheart: Cheryl could do no wrong on the British version of X Factor and Simon Cowell openly spoke of his fondness for her


‘I feel sorry for her you know, but that’s showbusiness,’ he said. He then issued a remarkable plea for her to return to the UK show.

He said: ‘The public would love her to do it. The public love her.

‘She is brilliant on the show, she is great fun, she ticks every single box. I want her back, please come back Cheryl.’

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Furious Cheryl Cole snubs Cowell's offer of return to British X Factor after humiliating axe from U.S. show

By LIZZIE SMITH, BEN TODD, ANDREA MAGRATH, PAUL REVOIR and ALISON BOSHOFF

Low profile: Cheryl Cole, pictured earlier this month at Cannes airport, has gone into hiding following her sacking from the U.S. X Factor


ITV 'eager for her to return to British judges panel'

Has fled the U.S. and is back in the UK

Show co-host Nicole Scherzinger will take her place on judges panel in U.S.

Her accent stopped U.S. audiences understanding her say TV bosses


Cheryl Cole is ready to snub Simon Cowell’s offer to return as a judge on the British X Factor panel after being dumped from the U.S. version of the show.


Back-up offer: Cheryl Cole is said to be furious with Cowell and plans to snub his offer of her old job on UK X Factor


ITV is eager for her to return to their edition of the programme, with Cowell believed to be instrumental in the move.

However Cheryl is so angry at her treatment by American X Factor bosses – including Cowell – that she is now considering turning her back on the show.

Mrs Cole has gone into hiding following her devastating sacking from the U.S. X factor.


Yet to sign: Kelly Rowland (left) and Tulisa Contostavlos are expected to join Louis Walsh and Gary Barlow on the UK judges panel


The 27-year-old was last seen in public on May 19 at the last auditions in Chicago.

Both the X Factor and Cole's spokespeople are still refusing to comment on Cheryl's unceremonious departure, however Cheryl is thought to have been informed of the decision by the network on Tuesday and is believed to have fled the States.

She is believed to now be back in the UK and is remaining behind closed doors - meanwhile Cheryl's apparent replacement Nicole Scherzinger was pictured strolling through LAX airport just hours before the reports emerged last night with a very telling smile on her face.

Simon Cowell is understood to be in a less than sunny mood though - inside sources today claimed that the show supremo is suffering from a 'bad migraine'.


Delighted: Scherzinger leaves Los Angeles airport LAX yesterday with a wide smile on her face


Studio bosses had demanded immediate changes and it was decided Cheryl, who is relatively unknown in America, was dispensable. There was also concern that her Geordie accent would be hard for U.S. viewers to understand.

A close friend of the star’s said: ‘Cheryl is furious. This is another slap in the face. She moved to America in full public glare – and now she’s being asked to come back to do the UK again. She feels hurt and let down.’


Ready to go: Cheryl looked excited as she arrived for day two of the auditions in Chicago earlier this month


Nevertheless, ITV sources were last night hopeful she may still return. According to a senior source, ‘plenty of phone-calls are going on’. However, he admitted any deal would have to be done ‘bloody quickly’ as the auditions for the British series are due to begin next week.

One ITV insider said: ‘Of course we would be glad to have her back. She is Cheryl Cole.’

He added: ‘Would the British audience welcome her back? I believe they would. There would be a sense of this is where you belong.

‘But let’s be honest. She will have to decide very quickly. We are doing auditions next week.’


Experienced: Scherzinger had previously replaced Cole on the UK X Factor when she was seriously ill with malaria


The big reveal: Steve Jones, Scherzinger, L.A Reid, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Cole pose as they prepare to record the first audition show last month


Changing styles: Cheryl arrived for the first day of auditions wearing a bright outfit and massive hair before toning things down for a more demure look as auditions continued


When Cole's role on the show was announced the former UK X Factor judge said: 'Cheryl’s perfect for England - she’s the nation’s sweetheart and they absolutely love her.

'But over here it’s Nicole’s town. You have to think of the audience and most of them would never have heard of Girls Aloud. Nicole’s great TV, has a huge following here in the States and people absolutely love her. Plus she’s beautiful and talented.'
This will not be the first time Scherzinger has worked as an X Factor judge.

She was brought in to replace Dannii Minogue on the UK X Factor last year while the Australian singer was on maternity leave.

Cowell then brought Scherzinger back onto the UK X Factor judging panel to replace Cole when she was seriously ill with malaria last year.

At the time there were press reports that Cole was furious with the decision and even texted Simon asking: ‘Why did you get her?’


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