Posted by Adam

Friday July 3, 2009

Cheryl Cole could be about to crack America — she’s being lined up to front a US version of UK TV talent show The X Factor.

Show boss Simon Cowell has apparently cherry-picked the Girls Aloud star to take his top-rated TV series across the Atlantic.

“Simon is on the brink of signing a deal to take The X Factor to America and, if he gets his way, Cheryl will be its star,” a source told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper.

“He thinks she has amazing presence and her down-to-earth Northern charm will appeal to the American public. She is also an incredibly beautiful girl.

“She won’t get paid anything like the million pound salary she’s on here, because obviously she is not as well known in the States.

“But if it is a success, like most of Simon’s shows are, it could catapult her into the big league.”

Simon, 49, will not be able to appear on the show as he is tied into a deal with rival network Fox for American Idol.

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