Cheryl Cole has revealed that Simon Cowell "begged" her for two years to comeback on X Factor.
The 30-year-old former wife of footballer Ashley Cole has admitted that the 54-year-old music mogul begged her for a few years, which made her "uncomfortable" as it was not nice to see a "grown man cry", the Daily Star reported.
Cheryl has signed a 1.5 million pound deal to be a judge after quitting in 2010 for the US version of the show which has recently seen a major shake-up by ITV to try to beat BBC rival 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Earlier, Cowell had admitted that though the 'Call My Name' singer was his "first choice" as a judge this year, it took him 2,000 calls to convince her to make a comeback.
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