Cheryl v Nicole - we'd watch that

Poor Cheryl Cole is terrified that Nicole Scherzinger wants her X-Factor seat for keeps. We'd give up our seat for Cheryl. But, there again, if we were Nicole, we'd never leave the house. Which would probably prevent us becoming an X-Factor judge in the first place.

Cheryl had wanted Girls Aloud chum Kimberly Walsh to keep her seat warm – mmm, we’ll bank that image for later… – but Nicole got the nod and has proved an instant hit with Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh.