Cheryl: 'Joe's success brings back memories' VIDEO

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Cheryl: 'Joe's success brings back memories' VIDEO
Cheryl: 'Joe's success brings back memories' VIDEO (Image credit: Ken McKay)

Cheryl Cole admitted that having Joe McElderry in the final of The X Factor brings back memories of her time on a TV talent show. Newcastle-born Cheryl, who secured her place in Girl's Aloud as one of the winners of Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, is mentoring finalist - and fellow Geordie - Joe McElderry, who's favourite to win the ITV1 talent show this weekend. Speaking at a press conference in London, Cheryl said: "Even watching how Joe's family reacts when he's up there brings back memories. "The North East have been right behind him and I couldn't be more proud that he's from our city." CLICK below to watch an interview with Cheryl Cole

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.