Cheryl Cole only agreed to her return on The X Factor after being assured Nicole Scherzinger wouldn’t be back.
It had been claimed that X Factor boss Simon Cowell wanted feuds between the pair but Cheryl insisted on it being one or the other.
“She [Cheryl] isn’t keen on sharing the job with Nicole and could use that as leverage when it comes to negotiations,” a source said last month.
They added: “If it comes down to Cheryl or Nicole – everyone would back Cheryl and she knows that.”
And the insider proved right with Cheryl being announced as a new judge this year while Simon confirmed Nicole’s exit in a simple tweet.
The music mogul wrote online: “Thank you Nicole for everything.”
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