New X Factor judge, Cheryl Cole, is said to be finding this years auditions much harder than she expected.

Cheryl just replaced seasoned judge, Sharon Osbourne, last week and was said to be expecting this stage of the audition process to be easy peasy, however some of the contestants sob stories have made her a little weepy.

‘Cheryl has found it hard-going. She thought the auditions were going to be a laugh. But when wannabes come on with their life stories it can get quite harrowing,’ reveals a source to The Sun.

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‘Cheryl has sat there crying quite a lot. It really reminds her of her own background and start in music.’