X Factor: Show in TURMOIL as Cheryl ‘refuses’ to return because of THIS
CHERYL is reportedly refusing to return to the X Factor judging panel if boss Simon Cowell invites Sinitta and Louis Walsh back to the show.
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The former Girls Aloud member acted as a full-time judge on the show between 2008 and 2010 where she had two wins with Alexandra Burke and Joe McElderry.
She made a cameo in the 2017 series as she assisted Simon, 58, at the Judges Houses’ stage of the competition, a role usually filled by his ex, Sinitta.
However, 34-year-old Cheryl has apparently laid down the law and told Simon she will not return unless she gets a say in who the other judges are.
“She [Cheryl] called Simon and said she wasn’t sure she could return to the show if Louis or Sinitta were hired,” a source told Closer Magazine.
Cheryl is reportedly refusing to return to the X Factor
“Simon now feels stuck in the middle and he said her X Factor role could be in jeopardy.
“Cheryl used to be able to pull all the strings with Simon but that sparkle has fizzled out.”
Express.co.uk has contacted a representative of Cheryl for comment.
Cheryl and Louis, 65, routinely bickered when they both appeared as judges on the singing contest.
Cheryl briefly appeared in the last series of the X Factor
Cheryl has reportedly refused to return if Sinitta and Louis Walsh appear on the X Factor
Meanwhile, 54-year-old Sinitta recently took a swipe at Cheryl over last season’s ratings, which were the lowest ever.
“They don’t understand the viewers. Simon is so forward-looking that he’s zooming into the future,” she explained to The Sun.
She continued: “Even Cheryl’s week didn’t stop it loosing one million viewers.”