Nicole's got the Sex Factor: Scherzinger won't have any problems pulling in viewers as it's confirmed she IS replacing Cheryl Cole on U.S. show

By ANDREA MAGRATH The Sex Factor: Nicole Scherzinger was pictured taking a dip in her hotel in France last weekThe ongoing saga of the U.S. X Factor judging panel may finally be over.Show bosses have announced that Nicole Scherzinger will indeed be replacing Cheryl Cole.And the Pussycat Doll proved perhaps why she became a favourite of show bosses as she cooled off in a pool in France last week.

Cheryl Cole's American dream back on? Singer 'invited to rejoin X Factor USA'

By LARA GOULD Friends again? Simon Cowell has managed to convince Fox executives Cheryl Cole is right for X Factor USACheryl Cole was offered her job back on the X Factor USA last night – less than two weeks after being axed from the show.The 27-year-old Girls Aloud singer and former judge on the British series was dropped amid claims that viewers couldn’t understand her Geordie accent and

Pussycat Nicole Scherzinger shows a softer side as she hugs fans... after getting her claws into Cheryl Cole's X Factor job

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Me, ruthless? Nicole Scherzinger, who is set to replace Cheryl Cole as a judge on the U.S. X Factor, puts on an affectionate show with fans outside her hotel in Paris, France, today Nicole Scherzinger has struggled to wipe the smug grin off her face since managing to snare Cheryl Cole's U.S. X Factor job last week.But perhaps the Machiavellian singer, who has been promoted

As Cheryl and Simon go to war, his people claim she asked for £2.5m to return to British X-Factor

By BEN TODD and PAUL REVOIR Open neck: Simon Cowell - baring his hairy chest - returned to Britain's Got Talent last night but made no mention of the Cheryl Cole controversy Only a month ago Simon Cowell told the world Cheryl Cole was ‘special’.Last night, however, the TV mogul and the pop star were at war – through their ‘people’ – amid claims her advisers demanded £2.5million for her to return

'Lose two stone if you want to be a success', Cheryl Cole told ahead of U.S. X Factor appearance

By BEN TODD, SARA NATHAN and SARAH BULL Makeover: Cheryl Cole is said to have been advised to lose as much as two stone ahead of her ill-fated appearance on the U.S. X Factor, it has emerged. Cheryl Cole was under pressure to lose as much as two stone ahead of her ill-fated appearance on the U.S. X Factor, it emerged yesterday.The 27-year-old singer is said to have been advised by an unnamed

The cat who got the Cole: A relaxed Nicole Scherzinger leaves X Factor storm behind her to join the stars at Monaco Grand Prix

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER All smiles: Nicole Scherzinger looks happy and relaxed as she strolls through the enclosure at the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo earlier today Last week, she found herself at the centre of a growing storm when it emerged she had replaced Cheryl Cole as a judge on the U.S. version of the X Factor. But Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger looked like she didn't have a

'Cheryl is wonderful and I want to stay friends,' claims Paula Abdul as she insists she knows nothing about X Factor firing

By CHRIS JOHNSON 'I know nothing': Paula Abdul reacts awkwardly when asked about Cheryl Cole's sacking from the U.S. X Factor Paula Abdul has described Cheryl Cole as 'wonderful' and claims she wants to stay in touch with her in the wake of the British star's firing from the U.S. X Factor.The 48-year-old is seen here reacting rather awkwardly to news of Cheryl's departure from the hit show,

It's over! Cheryl Cole refuses £2.5m offer to return to UK X Factor by snubbing Cowell's calls before her deadline

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Devastated Cheryl Cole is said to have refused ITV’s £2.5million offer to return to the UK X Factor, by not taking calls from show bosses before her deadline last night.And a friend of the singer revealed she said of Cowell: ‘I’ve been used. Why put me through it? It’s cruel’, after being axed from the US version.The 27-year-old is apparently distraught and still refusing

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 statementCheryl 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

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

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 FactorITV 'eager for her to return to British judges panel'Has fled the U.S. and is back in the UKShow co-host Nicole Scherzinger will take her place on judges panel in U.S.Her accent stopped

Dressed down Doll: Nicole Scherzinger makes the most of comfy clothing but still makes to flash some flesh

By SARAH FITZMAURICE New job: The 32-year-old singer who is hosting X Factor USA alongside Steve Jones wrapped up in a grey and black scarf She will be glamming up every week as the host of X Factor USA so who can blame Nicole Scherzinger for making the most of the opportunity to dress down. The singer opted for a comfy travelling outfit yesterday as she jetted out of LAX in a pair of grey lame

Cheryl Cole 'SACKED from X Factor USA... and replaced by Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger

By LIZZIE SMITH and BEN TODD 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 monthCheryl Cole is believed to have been sensationally sacked from the U.S. X Factor before the show has even hit TV screens.Cole, 27, only started filming two weeks ago.But according to reports in America, she has been

Cheryl's curves: How American way of life is giving Miss Cole a fuller figure

By SIMON CABLE Healthy: Miss Cole looks tanned and curvier but she has already lined up a punishing fitness schedule with Gwyneth Paltrow's trainer to lose weight Her weight plummeted to around six stone following her battle with malaria last year. But it seems that the American way of life has helped Cheryl Cole get her curves back. The 27-year-old singer looked healthy and fuller-figured as she

Spot on at last! Cheryl Cole finally outshines Paula Abdul as X Factor auditions roll into Chicago

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Short and sweet: Cheryl Cole arriving at the Sears Convention Centre in Chicago for X Factor auditions today After a series of wardrobe disappointments, new X Factor USA judge Cheryl Cole has finally hit the right note.The 27-year-old looked sweet and stylish as she arrived for auditions in Chicago today. She dressed her age in a polka dot Sonia by Sonia Rykiel smock, which