According to The Mirror, Cheryl Cole has impressed US TV bigwigs and her career there looks like it may just take off, however their one concern is Cheryl’s thick Geordie accent.

Simon Cowell is said to be working on an American version of X Factor and has hand picked Cheryl as one of the judging panel.

A source said: “They were bowled over by Cheryl and thought she was sassy, smart, charismatic and beautiful. There was just one small problem – they couldn’t make head nor tail of her Geordie accent.

“She was at her best at the weekend – witty, empathetic and really encouraging to some of the acts. But while her accent isn’t that thick, the Americans really seemed to struggle with it.”

The source added: “Simon jokingly offered to pay for elocution lessons for her but, seriously, that may be the route she has to take if she is really considering breaking into television over there.”