Cheryl Cole could have been a judge on Britain’s Got Talent but turned down Simon Cowell’s offer before Amanda Holden joined, it has been revealed.

The music mogul offered Cheryl a role on the ITV show in 2007 but the Girls Aloud singer turned down his offer a week before filming began, according to The Mirror.

Speaking in a new interview ahead of the Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) returning this weekend (February 22) for its 18th series, Cowell said: “We’d offered [Amanda Holden’s] role to Cheryl Cole, as she was known in those days.

“A week before........

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