Things are finally starting to look up for English darling Cheryl Cole.

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It’s not everyday that Mr. Mean offers a mea culpa. Simon Cowell says he’s sorry that his old friend Cheryl Cole got caught up in a talent show snafu that left her without a job on either the US or UK edition of The X Factor.

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Girl bander Cheryl Cole is officially unemployed — Stateside anyway. Former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger has been officially announced as the replacement for the Girls Aloud hitmaker. Scherzinger, the Dancing With The Stars champ who had originally been tipped to host The X Factor alongside Welsh presenter Steve Jones, will now join singer/choreographer Paula Abdul and record moguls Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid on the judging panel of the talent show. The news comes after weeks of reports that Cole, a judge on the UK version of X Factor, had been sacked after a luckluster debut during the early days of auditions and producers fears that American audiences would have difficulty understanding her thick Geordie accent.

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British singing star Cheryl Cole will have to wait just a little longer to conquer America. She’s been replaced as a judge on the new US version of The X Factor after producers grew increasingly uncomfortable with her thick “Geordie accent” and lack of chemistry with fellow female panelist Paula Abdul. She’s been replaced with Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger, 32, who had originally been tipped to co-host the talent show with British unknown Steve Jones. Nicole actually filled in for Cheryl, who, until recently was a judge of the UK version of the show.

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The worst-kept secret on the English Goss Wire is a secret no longer: British vocalist Cheryl Cole will join music moguls Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as a judge when the American adaptation of The X Factor premieres on FOX in September.

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