X Factor 'misses' Cheryl Cole, says Strictly Come Dancing star Kimberley Walsh
Above: Girls Aloud singer and Strictly star Kimberley Walsh says X Factor 'misses' Cheryl Cole
ABOVE: The Strictly contestant Kimberley Walsh said Cheryl Cole had great chemistry with Simon Cowell
ABOVE: Kimberley Walsh performed a tango with Pasha Kovalev on Strictly Come Dancing last night
THIS won't go down too well with Simon Cowell.
Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh says X Factor 'misses' Cheryl Cole, and that's why its losing the ratings war with Strictly Come Dancing.
The Strictly contestant said her bandmate had great chemistry with show boss Cowell, and now Chezza is no longer a judge the show isn't the same.
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Speaking to the Daily Star, the 31-year-old said: Cheryl was amazing on the show. I think it misses her. She was brilliant on it and obviously as her friend I do think it misses her.
She and Simon Cowell were very amusing to watch together. They were even more amusing off screen it was a very good chemistry.
The Something New singer last night performed a tango with dance partner Pasha Kovalev on Strictly.
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Speaking about the show, she said: It really does feel like a really great series of Strictly this year and Im not just saying that because Im on it.
The competition is wide open and obviously Im going to say its a lot better than X Factor this year.
We can almost hear Cowell & co grinding their teeth as we read that...