DON`T worry about the X Factor losing its glam factor as CHERYL COLE gets over her bout of malaria.

NICOLE SCHERZINGER is the super sub on the judge`s bench and looks well up for the job.

She was full of smiles as she returned to LA from Germany, where she was watching her boyfriend LEWIS HAMILTON in the Grand Prix.

Nic`s already done a stint of filming in the UK sitting in for Cheryl and I hear she did well.

So I suspect further TV work is on the cards.

It won`t be singing, though. The X factor has well and truly deserted the PUSSYCAT DOLLS.
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