Last Updated: 21 Nov 2011

Kelly Leaves The X Factor?

Following a bust-up with fellow judge Tulisa, Kelly Rowland has reportedly been given just 48 hours to return to the UK by ‘X Factor’ boss Simon Cowell or face losing her job on the judges’ panel.

The Destiny’s Child star has claimed that she couldn’t leave the US due to a severe throat infection but reports claim that the singer has had a number of rows with fellow judge Tulisa Contostavlos – including a very public row on the last week’s live shows.

Last night Kelly was replaced by former contestant and ‘X Factor’ winner Alexandra Burke who made it clear she would take no nonsense from N-Dubz star Tulisa. And it was a hard decision for the 23-year-old star, as both acts in the bottom two were in Kelly’s category.

It’s reported that Kelly is suffering from a very rare and severe throat infection and as yet it’s unclear whether she’ll be back for this week’s shows. But is she really sick? Or will Simon’s ultimatum have her flying back to the UK ASAP?