Leona Lewis' nerves over guest judging X Factor wannabes
Leona Lewis almost pulled out of a guest stint on Britain's The X Factor last month (May12) over fears she would struggle to judge pop star hopefuls.
The Bleeding Love hitmaker, who won the contest in 2006, returned to the show as one of a string of guest judges following the departure of Kelly Rowland.
Lewis admits she came close to calling off the recording - and had
to be convinced by her bosses that she was capable of criticising
auditioning acts.
She tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "The night before, I rang up and
said: 'I don't wanna do it!' My management were like: 'You're doing
it!' I find it hard because I like to give positive criticism."
Nicole Scherzinger has since signed up to replace Rowland on the
panel, alongside Take That star Gary Barlow, Irish music mogul
Louis Walsh and singer Tulisa Contostavlos.