Cheryl Cole: US X Factor accent snub offends Geordies

Name: Cheryl Cole: US X Factor accent snub offends Geordies
Uploaded: 2011-05-26T13:32:05.000Z
Description: Geordies have reacted to reports that the producers of US X Factor have dropped Cheryl Cole because of her Newcastle accent.

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Pop star Cheryl Cole has been dropped from the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor because of her strong Newcastle accent, a US website has claimed.

Geordies in her home city have said the US show's producers were wrong to axe the Girls Aloud star.

Tyne & Wear

26 May 2011