Khloe Kardashian won't be back as co-host of The X-Factor, as Simon Cowell revamps the struggling comp. Picture: AP Source: AP
KHLOE Kardashian has been axed as co-host by the struggling US version of The X-Factor.
Following in the footsteps of departed judge Britney Spears, Kardashian has not been asked to return to Simon Cowell’s struggling reality TV singing competition, the New York Post reports.
Kardashian, who had no previous hosting experience, often appeared unprepared and nervous on camera, struggling to develop a rapport with super-smooth co-host Mario Lopez and deliver her lines on cue.
Kardashian’s ability to draw fans of Keeping Up With the Kardashians wasn’t enough to overcome her inexperience, said LA hosting coach Marki Costello, who has worked with the US The Voice’s CeeLo Green told the Post.
"It was really hard for me to watch Mario with her,” she said. “It made me, as a viewer, almost uncomfortable.”
“I am sure there was a big percentage of Khloe’s fans who followed her to the X Factor. But at the end of the day, when she doesn’t know what she is doing, are you helping your show or hurting it?”
Lopez has been asked to return, the Post reports, and British pop star and UK X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole may return to the judge's table. Cole is suing the show for $US2.3 million ($2.2 million) after she was dumped just weeks into the US version, and her return could be part of a deal to settle the lawsuit.
“The producers have not yet made the talent decisions for this year,” a X Factor spokesperson said.
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