Cheryl Cole "Shocked & Stunned" By US XF Sacking
Cheryl Coleis apparently fuming atSimon Cowell after getting sacked as a judge onThe X Factor USA.
Girls Aloud beauty was allegedly given the elbow by producers over her accent and "lack of chemistry" with co-star,Paula Abdul, meaning thatNicole Scherzingerwill take her place on the US panel.
N-Dubz star Kelly Rowland still likely to replace Dannii Minogue after she quit.
The final UK XF judging line-up is expected to now include Cheryl, Kelly, Louis Walsh and SiCo's replacement, Take That frontman Gary Barlow.
A friend of Cheryl's revealed: "She is hurt but has agreed to come back. She doesn't want her British fans to think she would desert them. She is determined to make it clear she hasn't failed. She thinks the blame lies at someone else's doorstep."
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Cole's mum, Joan Callaghan, is also said to have told pals: "Cheryl has been paid off to come back to the UK to sort out the show. Simon told her Tulisa just wasn't strong enough. The deal is she will be seen as the head judge, even above Gary Barlow."
Auditions for UK series are expected to commence next Wednesday...
