After being let go from judging the American version of “X Factor,” Cheryl Cole is facing another downgrade. The brunette beauty judged auditions in two cities (which will air) but failed to impress the “X Factor” higher-ups so they may dock her down from judge to “guest judge.” A TV source said, “If Cheryl is made to look like a guest judge or an experiment that went wrong it would have big implications for her career and could kill her American dream. Being dumped from the show has been bad enough, I can’t imagine she will be looking forward to reliving the auditions on screen.” Staying mum about the situation so far, Cheryl has still not spoken out about the decision to cut her just days into her new role

She’s known for her keen fashion sense, so it comes as no surprise that Nicole Richie has been asked to serve as a guest judge in the upcoming season of “Project Runway.” The 28-year-old will be joining host Heidi Klum, mentor Tim Gunn along with Nina Garcia and Michael Kors for the show’s seventh season premiere on January 14th at 10 pm EST on Lifetime. “Project Runway” executive producer, Sara Rea says, “Nicole is a fabulous guest judge.