BARLOW CONSULTED COLE BEFORE ACCEPTING X FACTOR ROLE
British singer GARY BARLOW turned to former THE X FACTOR judge CHERYL COLE for advice before accepting a role on the show.
The Take That star was approached to replace Simon Cowell on the British version of the programme, but before signing up he reached out to Cole, who served as a judge on the series for three years.
And despite the Girls Aloud singer’s warning that being a judge could be "frustrating" and "difficult", Barlow accepted the job.
He tells BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, "Before I took the job on, I had a couple of phone conversations with Cheryl, because I really wanted to know the ins and outs of the show.
"She was brilliant, she really told it me (sic) like the TV company hadn’t told it to me. She told me how long the audition days would be, and the frustrating times, and what was difficult and what wasn’t.
"She was really offering everything I needed to know so I could really make a decision on whether I wanted to do it or not. It was very sweet of her and I saw her recently, and she’s on great form I think." Cole left the British panel to join the American line-up earlier this year (11), but was axed from the U.S. programme during the audition rounds.
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