Cowell was right to sack me from US X Factor

Singer Cheryl Cole has said Simon Cowell was right to sack her from the US X Factor — and that she "wasn’t well in the head".

The star, 31, was left humiliated when she was axed from the show just weeks into the job and before the series aired.

She told Elle UK: “I can talk about this because I’m OK about it now. But I went through hell and it literally drove me mad.