{"id":379549,"date":"2011-04-13T16:25:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/13\/x-factor-2011-mel-b-lets-slip-she-could-be-replacing-cheryl-cole-as-uk-judge\/"},"modified":"2011-04-13T16:25:20","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T16:25:20","slug":"x-factor-2011-mel-b-lets-slip-she-could-be-replacing-cheryl-cole-as-uk-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/13\/x-factor-2011-mel-b-lets-slip-she-could-be-replacing-cheryl-cole-as-uk-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor 2011: Mel B lets slip she could be replacing Cheryl Cole as UK judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"120.83773424191\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Jessica+Satherley\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jessica Satherley<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 5:25 PM on 13th April 2011<\/p>\n<p>Mel B is thought to be replacing Cheryl Cole as a judge on X Factor, after she let the plans slip out during a Heart FM interview.<\/p>\n<p>The former Spice Girl was speaking to Jamie Theakston and said she was moving back to Britain with her family for \u2018quite some time\u2019 this year.<\/p>\n<p>She then quickly backtracked and said: \u2018I don\u2019t think I was meant to say that though. Oh sorry! Pregnant brain\u2026 Maybe that was a secret.\u2019<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ecea1a8d469_468x385.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"385\" alt=\"Special guest: Mel B appeared on Loose Women today with her four-year-old daughter Angel\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Special guest: Mel B appeared on Loose Women today with her four-year-old daughter Angel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/99eb8fac316_468x330.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"330\" alt=\" X Factor: During her interview on Loose Women, Mel said 'I think whoever gets that job is going to be over the moon'\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>X Factor: During her interview on Loose Women, Mel said &#8216;I think whoever gets that job is going to be over the moon&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked if she was being lined up to replace Cheryl Cole on the hit ITV talent show, Mel responded: \u2018Maybe so.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Anyway\u2026 I\u2019m in so much trouble, why did I do this interview? I don\u2019t talk about anything unless it\u2019s ready to go.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she would sit next to Louis Walsh or Dannii Minogue, she decided to change the subject and talk about the weather.<\/p>\n<p>Her<br \/>\ninterview came after it was revealed Cheryl Cole will quit the UK X<br \/>\nFactor and join the judging panel on the U.S version with Simon Cowell.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking<br \/>\nfrom London via video link of Fox breakfast show Good Day LA, he was<br \/>\nasked by the presenter if Cole would be joining him in one of the hot<br \/>\nseats, to which he replied a firm \u2018yes\u2019.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>Replacement? Mel B let slip that she might take over from Cheryl Cole&#8217;s spot on the UK X Factor judging panel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8a8875c8512_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"New judge? When asked if she would sit next to Louis Walsh or Dannii Minogue, Mel B quickly changed the subject to talk about the weather\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New judge? When asked if she would sit next to Louis Walsh or Dannii Minogue, Mel B quickly changed the subject to talk about the weather\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, perhaps realising his faux-pas, the music mogul then seemed to quickly backtrack on his statement, explaining that the panel had not actually been decided yet. He went on to even try to blame a delay in the video link for his incorrect response.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mel B also appeared on Loose Women today and brought her four-year-old daughter Angel with her.<\/p>\n<p>She posted on Twitter after filming the slot: \u2018Did you all see angel??? She was adamant about being on tv!!!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>During her Loose Women interview she said of X Factor plans: &#8216;Rumours are rumours. I think whoever gets that job is going to be over the moon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She then winked at the camera, before adding: &#8216;I&#8217;m only joking&#8217;, but when asked if she&#8217;d like to do it, she replied: &#8216;Who wouldn&#8217;t like to do it?&#8217;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/7b78f227146_468x547.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"547\" alt=\"Pregnant star: Mel B was spotted this week with her four-year-old daughter Angel and husband Stephen Belafonte in Los Angeles before flying back to the UK\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pregnant star: Mel B was spotted this week with her four-year-old daughter Angel and husband Stephen Belafonte in Los Angeles before flying back to the UK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked what sort of judge she&#8217;d be, she said: &#8216;I&#8217;d just be honest, sometimes I&#8217;m not really that tactful I don&#8217;t think&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mel then spoke about her experience as an X Factor mentor in Australia and said: &#8216;It was nice. I got to perform a Spice Girl song with the other contestants and I got to tell them what I thought, in a nice way &#8211; because you want to encourage them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was their support system. It was lovely.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mel and her daughter were snapped earlier in the week with her husband Stephen Belafonte by a pool in Los Angeles, where the pregnant singer showed off her baby bump.<\/p>\n<p>Angel was seen kissing her mother\u2019s stomach and at one point appeared to be talking to her unborn brother or sister.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1376502\/X-Factor-2011-Mel-B-lets-slip-replacing-Cheryl-Cole-UK-judge.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"X Factor 2011: Mel B lets slip she could be replacing Cheryl Cole as UK judge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X Factor 2011: Mel B lets slip she could be replacing Cheryl Cole as UK judge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Jessica Satherley Last updated at 5:25 PM on 13th April 2011 Mel B is thought to be replacing Cheryl Cole as a judge on X Factor, after she let the plans slip out during a Heart FM interview. The former Spice Girl was speaking to Jamie Theakston and said she was moving back to Britain with her family for \u2018quite some time\u2019 this year. 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