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The 29-year-old, who was axed from the US version show previously, will help fellow judge Gary Barlow mentor acts in later rounds
London:
Music mogul Simon Cowell has welcomedback Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole as a judge on the UKversion of X Factor.
The 29-year-old, who was axed from the US version showpreviously, will help fellow judge Gary Barlow mentor acts inlater rounds, reported Sun Online.
"Welcome back Cheryl," Cowell tweeted.
Her entry to the show was kept under the wraps by Barlow,who orchestrated the plan of having Cole on the show.
"Only Gary's intimate inner circle know. He hasn't evendiscussed it with Simon or ITV bosses. It's been seriously topsecret stuff.
"They're all under the impression it's going to be Robbie(Williams). No one even noticed the dates for the recordingclashed with Robbie's new solo tour," a source said.
Cowell, 52, was kept in dark about Cole's return to theshow following the singer's feud with him for axing her inAmerica. The pair have since patched things up.
The 29-year-old, who was axed from the US version showpreviously, will help fellow judge Gary Barlow mentor acts inlater rounds, reported Sun Online.
"Welcome back Cheryl," Cowell tweeted.
Her entry to the show was kept under the wraps by Barlow,who orchestrated the plan of having Cole on the show.
"Only Gary's intimate inner circle know. He hasn't evendiscussed it with Simon or ITV bosses. It's been seriously topsecret stuff.
"They're all under the impression it's going to be Robbie(Williams). No one even noticed the dates for the recordingclashed with Robbie's new solo tour," a source said.
Cowell, 52, was kept in dark about Cole's return to theshow following the singer's feud with him for axing her inAmerica. The pair have since patched things up.