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Katie Waissel lets rip on Cheryl: 'She's a prick. I don't think she's a very nice human'

Katie Waissel has let rip (again) at former X Factor mentor Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and branded her a "prick".

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Waissel was a finalist on the ITV talent show back in 2010 and five years on, the former finalist is still harbouring a grudge against judge Cheryl.

Speaking to Star Magazine about Cheryl's return to the panel this year, the 29-year-old aspiring singer said: "I think she's just there for the money.

"People think that I have this huge grudge against Cheryl. And granted, I do. I'm p***ed off for various reasons. If you ask me, she is fake as sh*t."

Waissel - who fell out with Cheryl after she made seemingly disparaging remarks about the former hopeful in her book Cheryl: My Story - continued to character assassinate.

"I just think there's no substance to her. She can be very abrupt and rude. I don't think she's a very nice human.

"My advice to anyone who's going to be on the show would be to fucking beg to get someone else as mentor."

She also claimed to be friends with new X Factor judge Rita Ora and revealed she even warned the 'Poison' singer.

"I said Cheryl is a prick, and Rita was like, 'Oh, sh*t really?' Because she asked what doing the show was like.

"I told her I hung out with Simon [Cowell] and Louis Walsh, and Cheryl sat with her Benson and Hedges in her dressing room staring at her diamonds. Rita, if you ever lose Cheryl, that's where she is!"

Last year, Waissel criticised Cheryl's judging skills on the show, slamming her comments as "nasty" and "disgusting".

The X Factor continues later this year with new additions Ora and BBC Radio One DJ Nick Grimshaw joining Cowell and Cheryl.

Caroline Flack and Olly Murs take over hosting duties from former presenter Dermot O'Leary.

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