Saturday, October 29, 2011 8:15am ET by  
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Alexandra Burke to replace Kelly Rowland

Alexandra Burke will replace Kelly Rowland on the judges' panel this weekend after doctors ordered Rowland to stay in America. The former Destiny’s Child member is extremely ill with a throat infection, leaving her three acts without a mentor for the live show.

Rowland is upset that she is not able to be at the show: "I'm so sick - I have no idea what is wrong with me, but I have the worst sore throat. I've been in tears all week. It got so bad that I stopped eating and drinking and got so dehydrated the doctor put me on a drip. The doctors don't even really know what's wrong either. They say whatever I have is extremely rare."

The show was rocked by the news today (October 29) that Ashley J Baptiste quit The Risk.

Watch Kelly Rowland talk about a typical day in her life, and a news report on her missing tonight's (October 29) show: