THE strain of filming the X Factor seems to have caught up with Cheryl Cole as she’s spotted looking drained and emotional again this week.

The Geordie beauty appeared to be worn down at the end of another boot camp round at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

After watching the batch of hopefuls perform, the 26-year-old emerged with fellow judge Louis Walsh at 11.30pm and got into a taxi – where she flashed a lot of thigh.

They were joined by Simon Cowell and Dannii Minogue at a nearby hotel, where the four discussed which acts should go through to the next round until 1.30am.

The Girls Aloud star, dressed in a patterned lampshade skirt, embellished black top and leather jacket, again won the style wars against Dannii, 37, who wore a plain black dress and shawl.

Earlier this week Cheryl was also seen leaving the auditions looking worried and tearful as she spoke to an unknown caller on the phone.

She has a lot on her plate at the moment and is working on her new solo album in the States between filming the ITV1 reality show.

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