Cheryl Cole has been accused of racism after she failed to put Gamu Nhengu through to her final 3 in The X Factor despite her unarguable talent.
But all may not be as it seems as according to sources, Cheryl was under pressure from the show's bosses not to choose the 18-year-old Zimbabwean.
During the judge's houses stage, Cheryl told Gamu: “You are extremely adorable. You’ve got a great voice.
“It’s just a question for me now as to whether you brought the star quality that I was looking for yesterday.”
Gamu clearly has star factor, blowing both Cher Lloyd and Katie Waisell out of the water with her final audition, so it is not her talent in question.
It has been claimed that it was the concerns over Gamu's immigration status that orevented her from being chosen for the live shows. Her mother's visa is due to be renewed during the course of the show and the producers were concerned by any problems that may occur during that process.
A friend of Cheryl's told the Daily Mail: “Cheryl is a professional to her core and she loves the show. She was told by the producers that Gamu had some visa issues and they were worried about problems occurring later on during the show.”
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