X Factor bosses tell Cheryl to lose Geordie drawl

Cheryl Cole must have elocution lessons for the US version of ‘The X Factor’ – or the show could be fined.

The 27-year-old beauty – who hails from Newcastle, North East England – is set for a judging role on the new show but has been ordered by US network Fox to soften her strong regional accent and drop certain phrases that Stateside audiences won’t understand.