Simon Cowell is trying to help Cheryl Cole launch a presenting career in America but there are a few things she needs to change first.

Sources suggest that whilst Simon loves Cheryl’s thick Newcastle accent, he realises that Americans won’t have a clue what she is saying.

‘Simon is a realist and he knows one or two things need to change,’ a source told The Daily Mail.

‘He sees her strong Geordie accent as the key problem. It makes him laugh but he knows American audiences simply won’t understand a word she says.’

I really can’t imagine Cheryl speaking without her accent and don’t think she would be the same without it.