[joeysteele]

The only people that Simon allows himself to be dictated to are the Americans though, he is always on about the States and he would never cross the American producers for his shows.

If this is true and she was dropped,then likely he was given his way initially to have her included but they haven't liked what they've seen and heard of Cheryl Cole and now he is overruled, for his prestige in the States he would accept that and allow even her to be dropped,I am sure of that.

Cheryl hates criticism of herself,although she likes to dish it out in big measure. She's not homesick,she's rarely in the UK anyway.