Cheryl Cole reveals Simon Cowell 'begged' her to return to X Factor

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.