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"Nicole Scherzinger is reportedly asking for double the money she earned last year to return as a judge on The X Factor. The former Pussycat Dolls star is said to be asking for \u00A31.5 million to stay as part of the show, according to the Sunday People.  A source said to the paper: &amp;quot;[Simon] Cowell has made Nicole an offer, but she knows the money she wants and it&amp;#039;s double what she got last year. &amp;quot;She knows that she was the star of the show last year and therefore thinks she should be paid appropriately. &amp;quot;Last year it was all so rushed, she was a last-minute replacement for Kelly Rowland, so she couldn&amp;#039;t negotiate properly.&amp;quot; They added: &amp;quot;This time around, she is understandably playing hardball. She knows that she is the judge that people are still talking about.  &amp;quot;Nicole sees the role as a job, not just a chance to be on TV. She hopes for an agreement but she won&amp;#039;t go back unless terms are right.&amp;quot; Louis Walsh and Gary Barlow are both said to be returning to the show. Sharon Osbourne is also thought to be making a return to the programme after she quit her judging role in 2007. An X Factor spokesman said: &amp;quot;No formal decisions have been made about the panel for this year or any contracts.&amp;quot; Photo gallery - The X Factor tour 2013:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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