Cheryl Cole shot to fame as part of the UK's biggest girl-band, Girls Aloud,and upon their withdrawal from the music scene, she was hand-picked to be a judge for one of the country's biggest television programmes, The X Factor. Nice timing, it would seem. From there, through her own actions, she has become the Nation's Sweetheart. The X Factor, and being famously cheated on by her footballer ex-husband, Ashley Cole, helped her to warm the hearts of those who tuned in to watch the show. She was, it was repeatedly said, a role model for those who came from an under-privilidged background and a young girl whom others could relate to. Having appeared on Piers Morgan's show, she gave a heart-felt rendition of the events that had turned her world upside down, further solidifying her image as the 'girl next door'.
Following her success on the screen, she was snapped up by Loreal and has since been seen in shampoo and make-up adverts.
Rumours of her insecurities surrounding being temporarily replaced by pop-sensation Nicole Sherzinger, while she battled with Malaria, also helped women everywhere to relate to this young woman. No matter how many lads-mags you pose for, or how many times you win beauty-polls etc, you will always have certain insecurities and you will never be immune to adultery.
Being snapped up by names such as Will.I.AM also indicate that yes, although having mediocre talent when it comes to singing, she is clearly able to form relationships with the right people. Looks go a long way, but her personality must have shone through to be picked out of the vast competition, and Simon Cowell saw something in her that he knew the public would love.
Her rocky relationship, her alleged spats with fellow band-mates and her tendancy to speak her mind, often resulting in well-known rivalries, provided a stronger, sassier side to her vulnerable, sweet-natured image.
I don't doubt her actions have been nothing short of honest, and from the appearances I have seen her in, I have thought her to be genuine. This is all relative, however, because I, like most people, have derived my opinion through the Media and through television appearances.
This 'X Factor Row' has been embellished considerably, with quotes from 'family friends' here, there and everywhere, and although Cheryl Cole has had a big impact on The X Factor, surely she shouldn't be worthy of such a big up-roar?
In the same week that Cheryl was 'dropped' by Simon, so was Danni Minogue. Just for the record, Danni was proven to be the public's favourite judge out of the four of them, and yet there has been hardly any coverage of her dismissal in comparison to Cheryl's.
Danni Minogue was at the centre of a similar 'X-Factor' storm some years back, when Simon opted for her over her predessor, Sharon Osbourne. Recently, the tables were turned when her status as a judge was threatened with the arrival of her younger, prettier fellow judge, Cheryl.
Now there are allegations that a feud has erupted between Cheryl and Danni, over rumours that Cheryl failed to alert Danni of her up-coming dismissal.
Newspapers everywhere are having a field-day.
Although Simon formed a 'friendship' with the Nation's Sweetheart, and had supposedly taken on the role as her 'mentor', Cheryl Cole is a big girl and can surely handle whatever comes her way. She was privilidged enough to have been selected for the US version of X Factor, having seen Dermot O'Leary snubbed in favour of a bigger name. Issues such as her accent were risks in Simon's eyes, but he decided to give her a chance anyway.
In earlier years, he publicly dropped his longest associate in the music business, Louis Walsh, for fear that he was 'losing touch' with the audience. Cheryl can hardly feel like a victim, when his actions mirror earlier decisions he has chosen to make for the sake of his own career.
The fact is, Cheryl Cole, although already established in the music scene, is where she is today because of Simon Cowell. He provided her with a stage to shine on, as an individual, which she did. But her talents, personality, shine, or whatever it was that the UK loved, couldn't stretch to as far as the US. Simple as.
Simon Cowell is a business-man, who sees pound signs in whatever talent he comes across. He is shrewd wherever nessecary, and he does what he has to in order to succeed and to keep his hard-earned assets and businesses going.
We all saw his hatred for Jedward, but he soon cottoned on to the amount of money they could make for him and towards the end of the show we saw him relenting from his usual critisism and warming towards the 'entertainment' they provided the nation.
In recent news, US X-Factor was still considered to have been a success, regardless of the press concerning Cherly's drop, so it's no wonder Simon hasn't been affected by it all.
And as for Cheryl Cole, I'm sure this coverage will further cement the UK's adoration for her. Once again, she has been depicted as the 'victim' and has reportedly flown home to be comforted by friends and family. The latest row tells how she may be refusing to join the UK panelist, but that would be foolish. Don't let emotions get in the way of business, in a cut-throat industry where 'friends' back-stab on a daily basis, and put on that much-loved smile for the UK, high-lighting that America's loss is our gain.
She should use this as a way to show that, yet again, she has 'bounced back' instead of staying behind closed doors.
If she's not careful, the public will tire of her 'victim' status and begin to wonder why these so-called bad things happen to her in the first place.
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