London
(ANI):
Simon
Cowell
blasted
at
Cheryl
Cole
yesterday
calling
her
“mad" and
“vain"
and
claimed
her
acts
would
be
better
off
if
he
was
in
charge
of
them.
In
yet
another
stinging
attack
on
his
fellow
judge,
the
X
Factor
boss
said
Cheryl
doesn"t
bring
out
the
best
in
her
acts.
“When
she
gets
criticised
by
me
it"s
like
she
has
been
shot,
and
she
is
genuinely
devastated
and
upset
for
24
hours," the
Mirror
quoted
Simon
as
telling
about
Cher.
“Everyone
thinks
she
looks
up
to
Cheryl
–
but
she
looks
up
to
me.
Cheryl
sees
something
of
herself
in
Cher
–
it"s
vanity!
Some
might
even
say
narcissism!"
he
said.
Cowell
said
Cole
was
playing
it
too
safe
with
Cher
last
week
by
putting
her
on
a
staircase,
dressed
in
a
nightie,
and
getting
her
to
sing
the
John
Lennon
ballad
Imagine.
It
could
“ruin
her
chances
of
making
the
final",
he
said.
“You
have
got
to
take
a
risk
with
this
girl.
You
have
to
trust
she
has
enough
young
fans
who
would
vote
for
her.
Don"t
do
a
traditional
safe
X
Factor
song
–
do
something
that"s
her,
because
if
she
fakes
it,
she"ll
be
out,"
he
said.
He
said
Cole
isn"t
a
good
mentor
to
Rebecca,
adding,
“Rebecca"s
not
a
whimpering
puppy.
She"s
got
steel
in
her.
She
genuinely
wants
to
win.
She
argues
passionately
about
the
songs
and
the
way
she
wants
to
do
them."
“If
her
personality
isn"t
coming
across,
it"s
Cheryl"s
fault.
It"s
Cheryl"s
job.
Or
maybe
Rebecca
switches
to
me
for
a
week,
I"ll
get
her
personality
out!"
he
said.
On
Cheryl"s
third
act,
Katie,
he
said,
“I
think
it"s
girls
who
dislike
her,
not
guys.
Like
in
schools,
for
some
reason
people
turn
against
one
person
if
they
annoy
them.
I
think
whatever
happens
with
our
Katie
she
will
have
a
career."
Simon
claimed
that
Cheryl
had
copied
the
trademark
military
salute
she
has
given
fans
throughout
this
series
from
him.
“I
did
it
on
American
Idol
and
it
just
demonstrates
exactly
what
I
thought
was
true.
That
before
she
came
on
the
show
she
would
spend
hours
and
hours
looking
at
me
on
the
internet.
She
has
now
taken
it
and
copied
it.
I"m
going
to
find
the
footage
and
prove
she
is
copying
it.
And
I
want
it
back!"
he
said.
Simon
even
accuses
Cheryl
of
being
'mad'.
“The
slogan
this
year
was
'embrace
the
madness".
Cheryl
says
she
can"t
work
out
if
she
is
embracing
it
or
actually
going
mad.
It"s
a
fine
line
–
but
Cheryl
has
always
been
mad!
I
f
you
look
into
Cheryl"s
eyes
you
will
see
total
madness!
She
was
always
fighting
it
but
it
was
always
there
ready
to
come
out.
I"ve
had
the
most
bonkers
conversations
with
Cheryl,"
he
said.