London(ANI):
Rumours
are
abuzz
that
cheryl
cole
is
on
the
verge
of
quitting
'The
X
Factor" to
concentrate
on
her
music
career.
The
27-year-old,
who
has
come
under
attack
from
fans
and
finalists
this
series,
is
on
the
brink
of
launching
her
pop
career
in
the
U.S.
which
would
mean
spending
more
time
than
ever
across
the
Atlantic,
trying
to
break
the
U.S.
market.
Despite
her
commitments
to
the
ITV
reality
show,
she
made
a
36-hour
trip
to
Los
Angeles
this
month,
after
a
last-minute
call
from
the
U.S.
arm
of
record
firm
Universal.
It
is
said
that
she
is
close
to
signing
a
U.S.
record
contract
with
the
company.
“Cheryl
is
hot
property
and
breaking
America
is
the
next
obvious
step
in
her
career,
whether
she
does
The
X
Factor
or
not," the
Daily
Mail
quoted
a
show
source
as
saying.
She
had
been
thinking
of
making
this
her
last
series
of
the
ITV
show
so
she
could
concentrate
on
starting
a
family
with
her
husband
Ashley,
before
they
divorced,
it
was
thought.
Last
night,
a
source
close
to
Cole
said:
“We
have
not
yet
started
talking
about
the
next
series." Meanwhile,
Simon
Cowell
is
still
keen
to
give
Cheryl
a
judging
role
on
the
U.S.
series
of
The
X
Factor,
which
will
launch
next
year.
Bosses
from
Fox
network,
which
will
screen
the
show,
flew
to
Britain
last
week
to
watch
the
show
live
for
the
second
time
this
series
–
and
to
scout
Cole.
Simon
adores
Cheryl
and
has
told
friends
it
is
a
“good
bet" she
will
be
joining
him,
but
he
has
to
persuade
the
Fox
executives."