Cole: 'Louis was a rubbish boss'

Cheryl Cole has branded fellow X Factor judge Louis Walsh a "rubbish manager".

The Girls Aloud singer made a dig at her former boss on her first day on the judging panel for the new series.

A show source told The Mirror: "The contestants said they wanted to have Louis as a boss and Cheryl piped up and joked 'No you don't!'

"With a grin on her face. she told them Louis was a rubbish manager - obviously in reference to when he was in charge of Girls Aloud."

However, Cole is said to be fitting in well after joining the ITV1 talent search as a last-minute replacement for Sharon Osbourne.

Commenting on the first day of auditions in London, the insider said: "There's lots of smiling and joking and Cheryl was playing her part and being vocal about the acts she liked and disliked."

Walsh stopped managing Girls Aloud in 2006 to concentrate on his other commitments.