According to reports, supermodel Naomi Campbell is being lined up to replace Cheryl Cole as a judge on ‘The X Factor’.
Producers of the show want the fiery model to join the hit programme if Cole is offered a position on the American version with Simon Cowell.
The Mail on Sunday reports that ITV and production company talkbackThames are also looking for an international male star on the same scale as Campbell to help balance out the panel, amid fears that the departure of Cole and Cowell will affect the show’s ratings.
Apparently supermodel Naomi Campbell is seen as the type of celebrity needed to inject some glamour and controversy.
The model has struck up an unlikely friendship with music mogul Cowell in recent years. She was spotted backstage at the X Factor studios in Wembley, North London, last year, where she revealed she is a huge fan of the series and spoke of her ‘love’ for the 51-year-old 'X Factor' boss.
She said: "Simon is an institution. I love him. I watch 'The X Factor' every week and it drives my boyfriend insane. I’m torn about who I want to win."
Miss Campbell would be one of two new faces to join the panel, alongside returning judges Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh, when the next series starts in August.
