The Geordie judge jetted off to Los Angeles this week to sign a £6 million contract with record label Universal, only to find her prodigies had been fighting in her absence, according to the Sun.Cole was even reduced to screaming at her young hopefuls Cher Lloyd, 17, Katie Waissel, 24, Treyc Cohen, 28 and 23-year-old Rebecca Ferguson in a bid to resolve the matter.
A show insider is quoted by the newspaper as saying: 'It all got very nasty. The girls were at each other's throats - and Cheryl's. She couldn't believe what was going on.'
As well as accusing the Girls Aloud singer of deserting them, each of the four girls were said to be concerned at Cole's supposed favouritism of the others.
The row also angered X Factor supremo Simon Cowell, who reportedly claimed: 'This lot are driving me mad. I want them to take Tuesday off and just go and just spend a day apart.'
Cole's deal with Universal will see the label back her bid to achieve stardom in the US, where she is said to have decided to spend more of her time.
metro.co.uk
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