Katie Waissel slams Cheryl Cole for ‘good TV’ comment

It appears a storm might be brewing between Cheryl Cole and former X Factor contestant Katie Waissel.

Cheryl, who mentored Katie on the show in 2010, recently admitted in her book My Story that she “wasn’t sure” about the kooky singer, who was admittedly the act who stood out the most on that series, but not for the right reasons.

Katie has now slammed her former mentor on Twitter. She posted: “@cherylcole I thought you were better than this. Shame I trusted you. you live and you learn.”

Cheryl, who we’ve been learning about a lot more intimately since the release of her autobiography, had shared details about X Factor tactics in her book.

She wrote: “Simon Cowell had spent the past two years drumming into me that we needed acts who would be ‘good TV’.

“When I saw Katie perform this time, I had to admit that she was certainly that. She was quirky, intriguing and busting to succeed.

“In short, she had the character and drive it took to withstand the pressure of the show, and so I put her through, even though she messed up when she sang in front of Will.i.am.”

Two years ago, Katie caused a divide between viewers; those who loved her and those who hated her, much like current contestant Rylan Clark does now. She was the ‘Marmite’ contestant, or the ingredient for ‘good TV’, as Cheryl says.

The singer was known for crying when performing and during the Judge’s Houses phase of the show, she failed to impress when she sang At Last by Etta James.

Cheryl’s other acts for that year were Rebecca Ferguson (who came third), Treyc Cohen and Cher Lloyd, who Cheryl also clashed with earlier this year. Cher didn’t cope well with the lack of contact between them when the show ended, and she made a quip about how Cheryl doesn’t sing live. Cheryl responded by saying “unappreciation is ugly” and Cher apologised.

The Geordie star has yet to respond to Katie’s comment over Twitter.

We also can’t help but wonder if Rylan knows that perhaps this is the reason he was chosen to take part in this year’s X Factor live shows…

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