WELCOME TO HELENCO GIST: The VeXed FactorSimon Cowell 'stormed off to his dressing room after Mel B accused one of his acts of cheating'

Monday, 20 October 2014

The VeXed FactorSimon Cowell 'stormed off to his dressing room after Mel B accused one of his acts of cheating'

While the latest crop of X Factor contestants battle it out for the top prize, it appears that the real tension and drama is going on between the judges.

Simon Cowell, 55, is said to have 'stormed off' to his dressing room following Sunday's broadcast of the show, after Mel B, 39, accused one of his acts of 'cheating' the night before.

Fleur East performed a rendition of Monie Love's hit It's A Shame on Saturday night's show which left Scary Spice unimpressed, as she accused the hopeful of relying too heavily on her backing track.

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Vexed Factor: Simon Cowell was reportedly furious with Mel B, after she accused one of his acts, Fleur East, of 'cheating' during her performance on Saturday night's episode of The X Factor

Mel B makes cheating claim on X Factor

And the attack didn't sit well with acid-tongued judge Simon, head of Fleur's Over-25s category.

A source told The Sun: 'Simon was absolutely furious with Mel over what she said. He has really moulded Fleur and he thinks she’s got a real chance of winning the competition, going on to have a great career and ultimately making him a lot of money.

'There’s nothing worse than being branded a cheater and even at this stage of the show, it could be a difficult tag to shake off. Usually after Xtra Factor the judges will have a bit of a debrief and a chat, but Simon was so angry he stormed off to his dressing room.

Tough talker: Mel B accused the singing hopeful of relying heavily on her backing track

Fleur showed off her toned abs on Saturday's live show

'Mel didn’t want to see him either, so she stayed holed up until 1am and didn’t come out until pretty much everyone had gone home.'

Following Fleur's performance on Saturday, Mel told her: 'That was a great performance, the only thing is on that chorus I didn’t hear your voice pop against the backing track so I found that a little bit like cheating.'

But Simon immediately blasted the 39-year-old singer's opinion, insisting her verdict was 'unfair'.

Werk it: Fleur East won over the audience with her rendition of Monie Love's 1990s hit It's A Shame

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Simon has also reportedly found himself on the wrong side of fellow judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, who is said to be furious after he compared her look to The Muppets character Kermit the Frog when she wore a green dress on Saturday night's show.

A source added: 'Cheryl is absolutely livid with Simon for his Kermit gag. She considers herself to be a bit of an expert on fashion, so getting abuse from a man who wears one of about three outfits every day is a bit much.'

MailOnline has a contacted Simon Cowell's representative for comment.

A week after Louis Walsh saw his four acts halved to two, Cheryl suffered the same fate on Sunday, when Stephanie Nala and Chloe-Jasmine Whichello were booted from the competition.

Hop it! Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is also said to be less than impressed with Simon, who compared her dres to The Muppets star Kermit The Frog on Saturday night's episode