Kimberley Walsh admits that she’s ‘torn’ between Strictly and The X Factor because of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini

Torn: Kimberley Walsh sometimes chooses to watch Strictly over The X Factor
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Jennifer Ruby10 August 2015
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Kimberley Walsh has revealed that she feels torn between watching Strictly and The X Factor now that Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has returned as a judge.

The former Girls Aloud star, who was a contestant on the 2012 series of the dancing show, admits to flicking between the two as she doesn’t know where her loyalties lie.

Speaking to the Mirror, she said: “Now Cheryl is back on X Factor, I have to watch both. So on Saturday night I’m really torn.”

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Walsh added: “Usually I watch X Factor live, but I sometimes switch to Strictly if it’s an important week.”

But it seems that best friend Fernandez-Versini understands her plight and isn’t too offended when she chooses Strictly.

Walsh continued: “Cheryl is fine about it – she knows I get obsessed with Strictly! I absolutely love it.”

Opening up with the constant focus on her friend’s slimmer frame, Walash admitted that it was difficult to read disparaging things about her.

She said: “She’s OK. That’s the most important thing. She’s enjoying what she’s doing, she’s enjoying being back on X Factor.

“It’s quite hard to have to constantly read things like that about her. The main thing is she’s OK. But there’s a lot of pressure obviously put on all of us in that respect.”

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