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\nBy
\nJody Thompson<\/a> and Sara Nathan<\/a>
Last updated at 9:32 PM on 4th April 2011<\/p>\n

The ‘is she or isn’t she’ saga of Cheryl Cole and the U.S. version of the X Factor has taken an intriguing twist tonight with the news that the star has landed a job on the judging panel.<\/p>\n

Producer L.A. Reid – the only person officially announced so far as being on the show – apears to have let the news slip before it could be revealed by show boss Simon Cowell.<\/p>\n

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton reports that when asked about how X Factor USA would differ from American Idol, Reid said: ‘We\u2019re gonna compete against American Idol just fine. I\u2019m very confident. But along with Simon Cowell and Cheryl, I don\u2019t know who the other judge is.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Job done: L.A. Reid, right, apparently let it slip that Cheryl Cole will be joining him on the judging panel of X Factor USA\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Equally intriguingly, Simon’s official spokesperson refused to confirm or deny the news, giving MailOnline an official ‘no comment’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Simon has been spending the past two months trying to persuade bosses at network Fox that Cheryl was the right person for the job – despite their reservations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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They had fears that not only was the star too little known in the States, but that viewers would have problems understanding her Geordie accent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nicole Scherzinger meanwhile is favourite to take over the presenting role on the show. <\/p>\n

It seems that ITV is already busy working out how to replace Cheryl on the UK’s X Factor too. <\/p>\n

As The Mail on Sunday revealed at the weekend, Lily Allen and Gary Barlow are names in the frame to replace Cheryl on the panel.<\/p>\n

\n\"Fight<\/p>\n

Fight for this love: Simon Cowell is said to have battled with Fox bosses for two months to get Cheryl on the show <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It’s understood that Simon will not be quitting the UK show completely, but will be flying between the U.S. and Britain to appear on both shows, though possibly not as a permanent judge on the UK show.<\/p>\n

He may well have a stand-in on some weeks – hence both Lily and Gary being up for jobs on the panel.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

ITV boss Peter Fincham this week confirmed The X Factor – which started in 2004 – will be ‘very different’ when it returns in August.<\/p>\n

He told The Mail on Sunday: ‘We will announce plans for the panel when we are ready.<\/p>\n

But what I can tell you at this stage is that the new series of The X Factor will be very new and very different from what we have seen before.’<\/p>\n

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Beauty: Cheryl was out and about at a Princes’ Trust awards gala in London last week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A senior X Factor source added: \u00ad’Contracts are due to be signed this week for the existing judges who are returning.<\/p>\n

‘Lily Allen and Gary Barlow are the names that are being talked about to fill the vacancies.’<\/p>\n

They are on Saturday and Sunday nights, so Cowell will be able to appear on the American series, which will be on air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

ITV has agreed to fly him to and from the United States by private jet twice a week between October and December. Cowell, who was in London this week, had a meeting with Fincham on Thursday night to discuss his role in the new series.<\/p>\n

He was said to be concerned that leaving the British series, which was watched by about 12million viewers a week last year, could lead to a ratings fall, leaving The X Factor brand as a whole weakened.<\/p>\n

The talks, which took place at a secret location, went on late into the night and an ITV source described the discussions as ‘very positive and very fruitful’.<\/p>\n

All is set to be revealed regarding the U.S. X Factor and the UK show this week.
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