On Thursday it was revealed that Simon Cowell ‘isn’t ruling out’ a permanent return to The X Factor for Cheryl, after being reunited with her for this year’s Judges’ Houses part of the competition.
And now Cheryl’s boyfriend Liam Payne has waded into the matter, expressing a keen desire to see the Crazy Stupid Love singer ‘get back to work’ after giving birth to their son Bear.
‘Cheryl and Simon spoke about her going back next year. Obviously Simon is desperate to get her back,’ Liam, 24, revealed to The Sun on Friday. ‘Cheryl and Simon have such a lovely relationship.
‘We’re edging for her to get back to work’: Liam Payne reveals he is eager for Cheryl to end maternity leave after ‘beautiful break’… as he insists Simon is ‘DESPERATE’ for her X Factor return
![Back to the grind: 'Cheryl and Simon spoke about her going back next year. Obviously Simon is desperate to get her back,' Liam, 24, revealed to The Sun on Friday. 'Cheryl and Simon have such a lovely relationship'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/22/45841C7200000578-5002476-image-m-64_1508535737461.jpg)
Back to the grind: ‘Cheryl and Simon spoke about her going back next year. Obviously Simon is desperate to get her back,’ Liam, 24, revealed to The Sun on Friday. ‘Cheryl and Simon have such a lovely relationship’
‘We’re all edging for her to get back to work, it’s just finding the right time and the right way to do things.
‘This is the first time she’s been away from the industry for a long period of time in her whole career and sometimes that’s a beautiful thing to have. She’s got the opportunity to choose exactly what she wants to do and I think it’s great.’
Cheryl’s involvement in The X Factor has been a tumultuous affair.
Having been hand-plucked from Girls Aloud by Simon to join the judging line up in 2008, she went with the show to the US in 2011 but was fired. She returned to the UK version in 2014-2015 and then decided to leave again.
But the 34-year-old singer is back this week as Simon’s guest for Judges Houses – and Simon, 57, hinted he wants her back full-time.
![Tempting her back: On Thursday it was revealed that Simon Cowell 'isn't ruling out' a permanent return to The X Factor for Cheryl, after being reunited with her for this year's Judges' Houses part of the competition](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/23/054B8008000003E8-5002476-image-m-81_1508536789704.jpg)
Tempting her back: On Thursday it was revealed that Simon Cowell ‘isn’t ruling out’ a permanent return to The X Factor for Cheryl, after being reunited with her for this year’s Judges’ Houses part of the competition
!['I wouldn't rule it out!' Simon Cowell hints that Cheryl WILL return to The X Factor NEXT YEAR... and that Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne 'might not want to come back'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/01/4564975E00000578-0-_I_wouldn_t_rule_it_out_Simon_Cowell_hints_that_Cheryl_WILL_retu-a-155_1508460005182.jpg)
‘I wouldn’t rule it out!’ Simon Cowell hints that Cheryl WILL return to The X Factor NEXT YEAR… and that Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne ‘might not want to come back’
Asked by The Daily Star whether Simon would re-install her on the panel permanently, he replied: ‘We’ll consider it. Let’s wait till the end of the show… maybe [current judges Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne] don’t want come back.
‘Let’s see what happens, I wouldn’t rule anything out.’
Cheryl didn’t say no to the possibility when asked during the same joint-interview; but made it quite clear that this year only permitted a brief return to the show, with her priorities lying with her six-month-old son.
‘I want to be with Bear a little bit longer,’ she said. ‘It has just been me and him and I’m just loving being a mother at the moment.
![Returning to the fold: The 34-year-old singer is back this weekend as Simon's guest for Judges Houses - and Simon, 57, appears to have designs on her for a permanent re-insertion to the judging panel](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/01/4564977000000578-0-Returning_to_the_fold_The_34_year_old_singer_is_back_this_weeken-a-156_1508460009215.jpg)
Returning to the fold: The 34-year-old singer is back this weekend as Simon’s guest for Judges Houses – and Simon, 57, appears to have designs on her for a permanent re-insertion to the judging panel
![Back for more: Cheryl didn't say no to the possibility when asked during the same joint-interview](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/01/4564975200000578-0-Back_for_more_Cheryl_didn_t_say_no_to_the_possibility_when_asked-a-157_1508460013098.jpg)
Back for more: Cheryl didn’t say no to the possibility when asked during the same joint-interview
‘I’ve got time – I’ve got that luxury lifestyle and some mothers don’t have that luxury and have to get back to work. I’m just taking it as I can but I do love the show.’
Should Simon’s theory that Sharon and Nicole don’t return, it could be that he needs to fill two seats on the panel.
‘I’m a dad, I do it… no problem,’ Simon added, as if opening coaxing Cheryl back to the fold full-time. ‘Bring [Bear] to the show. Get [him] used to it.’
![Keeps coming back: Should Simon's theory that Sharon and Nicole don't return, it could be that he needs to fill two seats on the panel](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/01/216D6FD300000578-0-image-m-159_1508460034607.jpg)
Keeps coming back: Should Simon’s theory that Sharon and Nicole don’t return, it could be that he needs to fill two seats on the panel
Cheryl has also spoken out about her difficult pregnancy and how she ‘hated’ the nine months before the arrival of baby Bear.
The Ghetto Baby songstress spoke to The Sun about the struggles of her journey as she confessed: ‘A lot of stuff went on and I just didn’t enjoy it’ yet confessed this has been ‘the best six months’ with beau Liam, 24.
After many months of laying low, the stunning star has hurtled back into the spotlight and has also discussed the origins of her fame in Girls Aloud – where she confessed she felt the other girls were ‘bitter’ towards her.
![A tumultuous affair: Having been hand-plucked from Girls Aloud by Simon Cowell to join the judging line up in 2008, Cheryl went with the show to the US in 2011 but was fired. She returned to the UK version in 2014-2015 and then decided to leave again](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/02/2C2FF5A000000578-4999256-A_tumultuous_affair_Having_been_hand_plucked_from_Girls_Aloud_by-a-37_1508461376792.jpg)
A tumultuous affair: Having been hand-plucked from Girls Aloud by Simon Cowell to join the judging line up in 2008, Cheryl went with the show to the US in 2011 but was fired. She returned to the UK version in 2014-2015 and then decided to leave again
![Tough times: Cheryl has spoken out about her difficult pregnancy and how she 'hated' the nine months before the arrival of baby Bear](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/22/439C24FF00000578-4998860-image-a-20_1508449849067.jpg)
Tough times: Cheryl has spoken out about her difficult pregnancy and how she ‘hated’ the nine months before the arrival of baby Bear
Speaking of life since making her life from the enamoured two to three, she admitted she finds the entire situation ‘amazing’, in her gushing interview.
She said: ‘It changes your life completely but in the most amazing way. But I’ve had the best six months of my life. Really. I hated being pregnant. A lot of stuff went on and I just didn’t enjoy it.’
Cheryl and Liam confirmed their romance in February 2016, after first being linked the previous December having been re-acquainted at the 2015 X Factor final.
Their romance came just months after Cheryl split from ex-husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini. They had wed in a beach ceremony on the private island of Mustique in July 2014 – their divorce was finalised in October 2016.
![Way back when: Cheryl also discussed her history in Girls Aloud and how her vocals could have led to the demise of the group in 2013](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/23/00695C3200000258-4998860-image-a-33_1508451515540.jpg)
Way back when: Cheryl also discussed her history in Girls Aloud and how her vocals could have led to the demise of the group in 2013
![Happy days: The 34-year-old Fight For This Love hitmaker spoke to The Sun about the struggles of her journey as she confessed: 'A lot of stuff went on and I just didn¿t enjoy it' before gushing about motherhood and her son with beau Liam Payne, 24](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/20/02/040B2F4E000007D0-4999256-Happy_days_The_34_year_old_Fight_For_This_Love_hitmaker_spoke_to-a-36_1508461376465.jpg)
Happy days: The 34-year-old Fight For This Love hitmaker spoke to The Sun about the struggles of her journey as she confessed: ‘A lot of stuff went on and I just didn’t enjoy it’ before gushing about motherhood and her son with beau Liam Payne, 24
![Way back when: Cheryl discussed her difficult pregnancy (pictured on The One Show in November last year while expecting Bear)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/23/040EB0C1000003E8-4998860-Way_back_when_Cheryl_discussed_her_difficult_pregnancy_opict-a-39_1508452366723.jpg)
Way back when: Cheryl discussed her difficult pregnancy (pictured on The One Show in November last year while expecting Bear)
She and Liam, had kept coy on their relationship at first, choosing to keep fans guessing with a slew of social posts where Cheryl joked about a ‘mystery man’.
As the romance rolled on and baby Bear was welcomed to the world, the stunning star remains relatively coy over their relationship – yet they now enjoy a proudly open discussion of their love, frequently gushing about their ‘love bubble’.
Aside from life as a new mum, the 2013 split of Girls Aloud, which also starred Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding, has always been a hot topic among fans eager to know the truth.
In a chat with Mirror, the stunning star hinted that share of the limelight and the microphone was to blame for the shock split.
![Amazing: Speaking of life since making her life from the enamoured two to three, she admitted she finds the entire situation 'amazing', in her gushing interview](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/22/4564976500000578-4998860-image-a-23_1508449891725.jpg)
Amazing: Speaking of life since making her life from the enamoured two to three, she admitted she finds the entire situation ‘amazing’, in her gushing interview
![Cheeky! Her return to the spotlight has seen Cheryl join head honcho Simon Cowell at the judges' houses round as a consult - after her on and off years as a judge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/23/03C39A77000007D0-4998860-image-a-32_1508450637228.jpg)
Cheeky! Her return to the spotlight has seen Cheryl join head honcho Simon Cowell at the judges’ houses round as a consult – after her on and off years as a judge
![Way back when: Cheryl met her bandmates when they were formed on pioneering ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/19/23/005C20E200000258-4998860-image-a-34_1508452181046.jpg)
Way back when: Cheryl met her bandmates when they were formed on pioneering ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002
She revealed: ‘There’s always politics in any band. It just happened that I always got more vocals than everybody else, so in terms of people wanting their voice heard, that wasn’t happening. And it made people, very bitter. They didn’t like that.’
Her return to the spotlight has seen Cheryl join head honcho Simon Cowell at the judges’ houses round as a consult – after her on and off years as a judge.
He added his opinion to the discussion as he made teasing comments regarding meeting Nadine to discuss a reunion – while taking a swipe at her solo efforts.
Simon went on: ‘I think they should get back together. ‘Why don’t we get Nadine for dinner?…the three of us and we should talk about it. I mean Nadine is not exactly storming the charts as a solo artist is she?’