Nicole Scherzinger is replacing Cheryl Cole on U.S. Show

The ongoing saga of the U.S. X Factor judging panel may finally be over.

Show bosses have announced that Nicole Scherzinger will indeed be replacing Cheryl Cole.

And the Pussycat Doll proved perhaps why she became a favourite of show bosses as she cooled off in a pool in France last week.

The Sex Factor: Nicole Scherzinger was pictured taking a dip in her hotel in France last week

The 32-year-old stripped down to a white bikini and flimsy T-shirt to take a dip at her hotel in southern France before flying back to the UK.

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Nicole filmed an appearance on the Graham Norton show today, but will be jetting off again soon to start her new role at the New Jersey auditions on Wednesday.

It emerged over the weekend that Cole had been invited to return to her role after being fired a fortnight ago, but the 27-year-old has snubbed the offer, leaving the Pussycat Doll free to take her place.

Finally confirmed: X Factor have announced that Nicole Scherzinger IS replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel

Fox, FremantleMedia North America and Syco TV released a statement this afternoon announcing the news.

It read: ’Nicole Scherzinger will be replacing Cheryl Cole on the judging panel of The X Factor.

’Nicole will join Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid and Paula Abdul on their search across America to find the next global superstar or group to win the life-changing $5million dollar recording deal.

The smile says it all, Nicole is in the UK where she was pictured at the ITV studios today ahead of flying back to the U.S. for X Factor auditions on Wednesday

’Nicole has previously joined Simon Cowell as a guest judge on The X Factor for the UK version of the show in 2010. Steve Jones will act as sole host of The X Factor.’

Show bosses did an unexpected U-turn when they offered Cheryl her job back on Saturday.

She was given 24 hours to decide, but after previously knocking back a consolation-style offer of returning to her old post on the UK version, Cheryl now appears to be severing ties with the franchise.

Nicole, pictured performing on Britain’s Got Talent last week, will be joining Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and L.A. Reid following Cheryl’s departure

Show sources were quick to point out that an official comment had never been released confirming Mrs Cole’s axing – and that her picture and biography had been kept up on the Fox X Factor website.

But friends of the Girls Aloud star believe their silence is part of Fox executives’ plan to wriggle out of paying Cheryl out - as they were banking on her not turning up to the next auditions on Wednesday, making her in breach of contract.

But the singer is thought to have threatened to make public emails and text messages that prove she was indeed fired, the Daily Mirror claim.

Thanks but no thanks, Cheryl turned down Fox’s offer to return to the U.S. version

Kris Humphries proposed to Kim Kardashian in Keeping Up With The Kardashians

When Kim Kardashian headed to Bora Bora with her family and boyfriend Kris Humphries to film Keeping Up With the Kardashians, she had no idea she would be receiving a proposal.


And fans of the show are being teased with a tantalising audio clip of the 30-year-old responding in utter shock to the heartfelt offer in the new promotional clip for the series of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.


Kim can be heard gasping after Kris asks her to marry at him at the end of the video, though the moment itself is not shown.

Happy couple, Fans hear the moment Kris Humpries proposes in the promo, but will have to wait to see the action

Kim Kardashian shares a tender moment with her NBA star boyfriend in Bora Bora

It will be featured as part of the next season, however, which premieres June 12 at 10 p.m. (EST) on E!.


And there are plenty of juicy trailers in the montage, including the moment when 26-year-old basketball pro asks Kim’s step-dad, Bruce Jenner, for his permission for her hand in marriage.


’Really? You’re getting that serious?’ Jenner asks the 6ft9 NBA star, who bought a 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz sparkler to suggest he was deadly so.


Although Kim kept her engagement a big secret, the brunette, whose exes include Reggie Bush and Halle Berry’s model ex, Gabriel Aubry, has enthused to Us Weekly about her future husband.

Tradition, Kris Humphries asks Bruce Jenner for permission to ask Kim

Not husband material, Scott Disick’s problem drinking is highlighted

Anger, Kourtney Kardashian defends her relationship with Disick to her mother

’He just has a really good heart," she said over Valentine’s Day. ’There has to be trust and honesty and chemistry. If you don’t have any of those, it’s never going to work.’


Also in the clip, Kim’s mother Kris Jenner is shown telling her daughter: ’This is no normal vacation. This is a huge test of your relationship.’

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The sixth season also sees the matriarch consider changing her name back to Kardashian, despite her union with Jenner, according to the trailer.


Meanwhile, she lambasts daughter Kourtney, 32 , for considering the thought of a second child with boyfriend Scott Disick, 28 , while they remain unmarried.


The pair already share adorable Mason, one, but club promoter Disick’s drinking is a problem, another theme highlighted in this sneak preview.

Tease, This is the footage shown when the proposal clip is played, but fans must wait to see the scene

Ready to work up a sweat, Kim Kardashian pictured today on her way to Barry’s bootcamp in Los Angeles for a morning workout class

Bikini girls, Lydia Bright and Lucy Mecklenburgh boogie on down at Buddha Beach party

They’ve been soaking up the sunshine in Marbella since The Only Way Is Essex won a Bafta Television Award last week, and it doesn’t look like they’re about to step out of the light any time soon.

And Lydia Bright looked like she meant business when she strutted to Buddha Beach bar with Lucy Mecklenburgh in tow.

The reality TV stars kept their high heels on despite undressing down to their skimpy bikinis as they headed to the bar.

Heading to the bar, Lydia Bright (left) and Lucy Mecklenburgh (right) strutted around in Marbella in their high heels and tiny bikinis

Lydia showed off her amazing figure in a purple, blue and orange tiny two piece, while Lucy caught attention in a sequinned black bikini.

At the bar, the pool party kicked off and Jessica Wright was already there working on her tan in a black fringed mini skirt and white mesh top covering a matching white bikini top.

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Meanwhile, Samantha Faiers, Amy Childs and Maria Fowler were sipping on cocktails and dancing the afternoon away.

Amy appeared slightly bloated after an all-day drinking session as she danced in a leopard print monokini and oversized sunglasses.

Bikini-clad, Lydia showed off her amazing figure in a purple, blue and orange tiny two piece, while Lucy caught attention in a sequinned black bikini

The girls have been soaking up the sunshine in Marbella since The Only Way Is Essex won a Bafta Television Award last week

Samantha also opted for a monokini and seemed to have been inspired by Pocahontas when choosing the brown, one-piece and fringed shawl.

While Maria stepped out in a pink, white and blue crochet bikini alongside white denim shorts.

Yesterday the clan were partying hard at Mark Wright’s Deuces party at the Sisu Hotel, where he is also expected to be watching the Champions League Final today.

Cheers! Amy Childs and Maria Fowler celebrate their vacation by sipping on cocktails at the Buddha Beach Bar in their bikinis

Sam Faiers (left), Jessica Wright (centre) and Amy Childs (right) lap up the sunshine in their poolside party outfits

Mark tweeted today: ‘Marbs has been sick!!! Unique parties have smashed it don’t 4get the footy showing at the Sisu lata (sic) Pangea after party.’

He also paid tribute to his fiancée Lauren Goodger by tweeting a photograph of her and wrote: ‘My beautiful fiancé (sic) in Tenerife. She looks sunning. miss u loads baby.’

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Party girl Amy Childs dances away the afternoon in the sun, while Sam Faiers appears to not like her particular cocktail

Enjoying the view, Lydia Bright and Lucy chat together while checking out the other party-goers at the bar

Having a good time: Amy appeared slightly bloated after an all-day drinking session as she danced in a leopard print monokini and oversized sunglasses

Jessica Wright, Lydia Bright, Amy Childs and Lucy Mecklenburgh compared their curvaceous figure for souvenir holiday Snaps

One’s a glamour model and the other one aspired to be one.

So you would think that Sam Faiers and Amy Childs would be wearing the skimpiest bikinis during the TOWIE gang’s week-long Marbella sojourn.

But the buxom girls surprised their fans by covering up today - while their lesser-known co-stars paraded their bikinis bodies on the beach.

Here come the girls: Jessica Wright, Lydia Bright and Lucy Mecklenburgh of The Only Way Is Essex take a stroll on the beach in their beachwear in Marbella

The reality stars, Jessica Wright, Lydia Bright and Lucy Mecklenburgh have been parading in a series of revealing swimming costumes since their arrival in Spain

Sam, 20, played peekaboo in a sheer black and white kaftan which gave a glimpse of her black bikini and model figure.

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The blonde glamour model and boutique owner sipped on a cocktail and chatted on her phone at the Buddha Beach Bar - a favourite haunt of the ITV2 stars this week.

Sam was pictured strolling through the shops earlier in the day with her boyfriend Joey Essex and their friends, and she posed for some holiday snaps sitting atop a gold lion.

Pout perfected: Amy Childs kept her surgically-enhanced cleavage hidden beneath a white vest but strolled around in just her bikini bottoms

Amy also kept her surgically-enhanced assets covered up in a white vest top by Lipsy.

The beautician was certainly in holiday mode as she wondered around half-dressed in her hot pink bikini bottoms and platform flip-flops.

Meanwhile, Sam and Amy’s co-stars Jessica, Lydia and Lucy made the most of the cameras as they strolled along the shoreline in their skimpy swimwear.

Lydia looked particularly fetching in white strapless one-piece by Cheryl Cole’s favourite swimwear designer Melissa Odabash.

En masse, Sam and Joey and their friends took time out from sunbathing and drinking for some shopping

Acting up, You can take the girl out of Essex...

Fashion worker Lucy showed off her enviable figure and deep tan in a yellow string bikini.

Mark Wright’s sister Jessica wore a black one-piece with a bow tie that accented her newly enhanced breasts and a large cut-out that displayed her trim stomach and belly button piercing.

Lydia Bright wore a tight-fitting white mini dress so short it showed off her white bikini bellow, which she wore with an oversize colourful necklace.

The Only Way Is Essex gang were joined today by Sugar Hut nightclub owner Kirk Norcross and his girlfriend Lauren Pope.

Other cast members including Maria Fowler, Chloe Sims and Gemma Collins are also on their way to the Spanish holiday destination.

Lauren Goodger is the only main castmember not in Marbella now, after being told by fiancé Mark Wright that she could not join his ’boys holiday’. She is flying to Tenerife tomorrow instead.

Sam’s sister Billie has remained behind in London where tonight she attended the premiere of JLS: Eyes Wide Open, but the 21-year-old is jetting off on her own holiday in Dubai in a matter of days.

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Pretty in pink: Lucy yesterday stepped out wearing a pretty pink and white frilled bikini

Staying safe in the sun, Lucy gets some sun cream applied by a friend as she sits by the pool

It’s a hard life: Sam and Amy reclined on their sun loungers yesterday by their hotel pool

Bikini beauties, Sam Faiers and Amy Childs top up their tans in Marbella

Since The Only Way Is Essex gang rocked into Marbella a few days ago, the deep tans, bikinis, and towering heels have been on full show.

But some of the main cast of the reality TV show have kept a fairly low profile - until now.

Not to be outdone by the rest of their cast mates, Sam Faiers and Amy Childs proved that their ’no carbs before Marbs’ mantra had paid off as they hit the pool yesterday.

This is the life! TOWIE’s Sam Faiers and Amy Childs show off their enviable figures as they top up their tans by the pool in Marbella

The two friends looked amazing in their bikinis as they soaked up the sun at a private residence away from their fellow TOWIE stars.

And they not only topped up their tans but larked about taking pictures of each other as they lounged about by the water’s edge.

Here come the girls, Sam Faiers and Amy Childs strut around by the pool at the private residence where they are staying

Party for two, Sam Faiers and Amy Childs wave their hands in the air as they have a boogie by the pool

Sam looked stunning in her floral two-piece which showed off her tan while Amy settled for a bright cerise bikini that flattered her curves.

Boutique owner Sam and beauty therapist Amy arrived in Marbella on Monday but have kept away from the cameras, leaving the spotlight to shine on their cast mates instead.

Get my best side, Amy Childs strikes a pose as Sam Faiers takes her picture

One more for the album, Sam Faiers holds out her phone as she snaps one of her and Amy Childs together

But yesterday it was their turn for some lens attention as they lounged around the pool, recovering from their night out on Tuesday.

The girls were snapped out for the first time in the Spanish resort as they put on their gladrags and hit the bars and clubs in the resort.

Lazy days: Amy Childs soaks up the heat of the sun while Sam Faiers cools off with a cold shower

Joined by a couple of girlfriends, the pair were snapped walking through the main street of the town before stopping to have a drink and a dance.

And they looked as though they were still on Cloud Nine after their Bafta win on Sunday as they let their hair down and played up to the cameras.

At one point, the ladies posed for a picture as they lifted Amy in the air across them, almost revealing a little too much under her short white dress.

She said: ’We wasn’t sure if we were going to be invited and wasn’t sure of the dates and me and Amy had booked our flights to Marbella on the Sunday.

’And then when we got our invites through, I said, "right, we’ve got to change it", so I was on the case, and we flew to Marbella first thing on the Monday, so I knew I couldn’t get too drunk on Sunday!’

That’ll give you some interesting tan lines: The Only Way Is Essex star Lucy Mecklenburgh shows off her size 8 figure in a multi-coloured cut-out swimsuit at the Buddha Beach club in Puerto Banus, Spain

It made a change to see Amy and Sam take centre stage after a week of their cast mates Lydia Bright, Jessica Wright and Lucy Mecklenburgh being the subject of the camera’s attentions.

First we had Lucy, 19, who was snapped replacing her fake tan with a real glow as she wore a revealing multi-coloured swimsuit at the Buddha Beach Club in Puerto Banus yesterday.

All new curves: Jessica Wright shows off her surgically-enhanced figure in a frilly aqua bikini in Marbella

Later on, she was joined at the club by her friends Lydia Bright and Jessica Wright, who were also showing off the latest from their bikini collection.

Lydia took off a white sundress to reveal a tiny black bikini, while Jessica opted for a turquoise blue two-piece which flattered her new breasts.

The Essex gang - which also includes Joey Essex, Mark Wright and James Argent - are in Marbella for the week and plan to party every night.

Shady lady: Lydia Bright - the only castmember who doesn’t use fake tan - showed off her natural glow in a black two-piece while on holiday with the rest of the cast in Marbella