Cheryl Cole Set To Return To X Factor UK

Simon who fired Cheryl in 2011 is willing to pay any amount to have her back

The 29-year-old singer reportedly spent three-and-a-half hours at the music mogul's Simon Cowell's Beverly Hills home, with the pair believed to be holding secret talks about the possibility of the Girls Aloud star returning to the panel of the British show. Simon who axed  her from the show in 2011 said to be 'desperate' to get Cheryl back on board as the 'saviour' of the show after seeing ratings plummet this series, with an average of 8.2 million viewers tuning in to Saturday night's episode.

This stands in stark comparison to the 19.4 million who tuned in to see Cheryl and Simon in the 2010 final, which saw Matt Cardle crowned winner.

And after admitting the UK show has 'lost its way',the 53-year-old TV boss is said to be prepared to offer the Geordie beauty whatever she wants in terms of money.

A source told The Sun newspaper: 'The money on the table would be a fortune — at least double what she got last time. She could have what she wanted.'

To make way for Cheryl on the panel, Simon is allegedly keen to get rid of Tulisa Contostavlos after her wild behaviour - including a sex tape and public spats with her current beau Danny Simpson's ex-girlfriends - caused the show unwelcome attention. 'He doesn’t want to see X Factor going down the way it is and he thinks Cheryl is the next best thing to him. 'Simon wants to get rid of Tulisa so this meeting will be part and parcel of that.'

Cheryl Cole being driven into Simon's House