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"Kimberley Walsh has defended Cheryl Cole against criticism over her choices of X Factor finalists. The Girls Aloud star faced a backlash after some fans reacted angrily to her decision to put Katie Waissel through to the live shows over Gamu Nhengu.  &amp;quot;Surely most people agree that it\u2019s ridiculous how much scrutiny Cheryl&amp;#039;s come under for her choices on The X Factor,&amp;quot; Walsh wrote in her OK column. It was reported that Cole was scared after receiving a death threat from one viewer.  &amp;quot;Cheryl has picked the people she&amp;#039;s excited to work with and feels she can groom and make into a star. Regardless of what people think of her decision, it is her choice and that\u2019s why she&amp;#039;s the judge,&amp;quot; said Walsh. &amp;quot;I think those girls will be really strong in the competition and people should respect her decision.&amp;quot; Waissel narrowly avoided elimination from the competition on Sunday night when she performed in the sing-off against FYD, who subsequently left the show following the judges&amp;#039; vote.  &amp;gt; Marsh: &amp;#039;Cheryl Cole made wrong choices&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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