Sugababes blame Cole for 'X Factor' absence

Sugababes have claimed that they will not be invited to perform on The X Factor while Cheryl Cole is a judge.

Band member Heidi Range, 25, insisted that the show's producers will be reluctant to provide promotional slots for the group because they are Girls Aloud's biggest chart rivals.

"It makes sense that if they're going to have a girlband on they'll have Girls Aloud," Range told the Daily Star. "You can't blame them, though. If one of us was on the panel we would be like: 'No, we are the only girlband'."

Keisha Buchanan recently decided to "set the record straight" by claiming that the group are more successful than Girls Aloud.

Sugababes released their latest album Catfights and Spotlights last month.