Oh Simon Cowell. He told Radio Times that the reason he fired Cheryl Cole from the American version of X Factor was that she “wasn’t herself.” He also notes her fugly outfits and weight gain. Sheesh. Via the BBC
He’s told the Radio Times the singer had “lost her confidence” after her divorce from husband Ashley Cole.
He admitted “there was something not quite right” about the American version.
“When I saw her I didn’t recognise her. Literally. The hair and outfit were crazy. Just totally crazy.
“I asked her manager, ‘What’s she wearing, what’s happened to her hair?’
“He was defensive about it. I haven’t a clue why she turned up like that.
“She’d put on a bit of weight, but not loads. That wasn’t the issue.
“The only way I can describe it is that it wasn’t Cheryl sitting in that seat. She’d lost her confidence.”
If you didn’t mind the weight gain, Simon, why did you even mention it? If you’ll remember, Simon fired Cheryl after season one’s first audition city, replacing her with the even better (NOT) Nicole Scherzinger.
“In hindsight I don’t think that first day worked anyway.” Simon told Radio Times, “There was something not quite right about that show in America.” YA THINK SIMON.
“If I could go back in time I would have kept her on the show. It was stupid doing what I did.” Probably one of the biggest mistakes he made, initially. He second guessed himself. Cheryl would have been fine. Certainly better than the clueless Nicole.
“I didn’t sack her personally. That was the second-biggest mistake I made. When you’re under pressure you make stupid mistakes,” he said.
Simon told the magazine: “The worst it got between us was when she sent me a text message.
“It was like when you get a really horrible letter from an ex-girlfriend. The general tone was something along the lines of, ‘You’ve hurt me, you’ve let me down, I can never forgive you’. I shrank.”
All is forgiven, now, as Cheryl will be sitting on the panel when X Factor UK returns to the airwaves this Saturday, August 30. She’ll join Simon (returning after a 3 year hiatus), Mel B. and Louis Walsh.
Watch for Mataja’s post this weekend!
