Simon Cowell Claims To Propell Cheryl Cole Into A "Different League"

Simon Cowell claims he ‘’propelled’’ Cheryl Cole into a ‘’different league’’.

The 52-year-old music mogul would love to work with the ‘Call My Name’ singer - who he sensationally fired from the US version of ‘The X Factor’ last year - again and thinks her success away from Girls Aloud is all down to him appointing her as a judge on the UK talent show in 2008. He said: ‘’Even though we went through that pretty horrible period, I could look Cheryl in the eye and say what I did for her in those two years propelled her into a different league. I always said to her the door is permanently open. It’s entirely up to her what she wants to do.’’
Simon admits the sacking of Cheryl - who was asked to return to the UK programme when replaced by Nicole Scherzinger on the US judging panel - ‘’ended badly’’ and he wishes it hadn’t happened.
He told GQ magazine: ‘’If I could reverse time it wouldn’t have happened.
It was an in-the-moment decision where you put your producer’s hat on. I just thought she was more comfortable on the UK show. She was hurt. It all ended pretty badly, to be honest.’’