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Will.i.am: Cheryl Cole won't return to the X Factor

Will.i.am has claimed that Cheryl Cole won't return to the X Factor.

The Black Eyed Peas star and mentor to Cole told the Mirror that she doesn't need the X Factor - and suggested that she is good enough for her own show.

The line-up of judges for the next series of the UK X Factor is in doubt after Simon Cowell admitted that he hasn't picked the panel yet - but will.i.am distanced Cole from a blockbuster return. He said:

"Cheryl won't do X Factor. Why does she need it? Why are you going to make someone-else rich? Cheryl needs her own show."

will.i.am also spoke of why Cole was a good choice for the X Factor, stating that she was "current". He added:

"Cheryl Cole was current on X Factor. She was the only one on the panel with musical experience of what it feels like to go through that process. That's how she made it into the industry, by doing Popstars. Paula Abdul [a fellow judge] was an artist – but she wasn't current at the time."

 

 

 

Watch Cheryl Cole and will.i.am perform '3 Words' below: