Cheryl Cole `depressed` after X-Factor axing

A source told The Mirror: “Cheryl wasn’t in the right frame of mind to commit to such a big project like The US X Factor and it has ended up making her feel even worse after being rejected. Agreeing to be on the panel has turned out to be a huge mistake. She felt lost and just didn’t enjoy life in America. She hated having people tell her to smile all the time. It felt false and she didn’t like it. She’s also still very regretful that her marriage to Ashley Cole didn’t work out.”

Talking about her move to LA in March, a second insider added: “She was telling people she wanted to go home and although she was smiling for the cameras she was crying inside ... Some of the criticism this week is that she didn’t suck up to bigwigs or attend the right events, but she wasn’t in the right frame of mind to do that ... She had reservations about doing American X Factor from the start. Everyone was telling her to do different things. She she felt pulled in all directions.

A third source added: “She has found the humiliation of being axed from the American show really tough to take. She is taking hardly any calls and there have been lots of tears all week, she is really down and depressed.'

Asked if Cole was suffering from depression, a spokesman for her said he could not comment on anything 'at this stage'.