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When a female contestant sang Chers Believe, Nicole started crying with filming having to be stopped for several minutes
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Nicole Scherzinger broke down in tears at X Factor bootcamp as the strain of her relationship turmoil with Lewis Hamilton showed for the first time.
When a female contestant sang Chers Believe, Nicole started crying with filming having to be stopped for several minutes as she composed herself.
It comes amid reports her and Lewis are on the rocks after he took several girls back to his hotel room to party.
The lyrics of the hit proved particularly poignant for the former Pussycat Doll.
They include the lines: "Theres no turning back/I need time to move on/I need love to feel strong/Cause Ive had time to think it through/And maybe Im too good for you."
Pals say Nicole accepts nothing went on with Lewis and the girls but launched into a tirade when she spoke to him on the phone.
But as the 34-year-old watched the wannabe perform the song on stage at the Liverpool Echo Arena, she couldnt hold back her feelings.
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An onlooker said: Three make-up artists rushed on to the stage to sort her out as all her make-up had run.
"She was clearly very upset and its little wonder as its been a torrid few days for her. But shes a true pro and just got on with things.
"But its clear things are very testing for her at the moment.
As she arrived at the auditions, Nicole looked stunning in a cherry dress which inadvertently got caught by the breeze at one point.
The singer, who was a guest judge on the show in 2010, was confirmed as Kelly Rowlands replacement last month.
But beneath the smiles for the cameras, shes said to absolutely livid with Lewis, 27.
According to pals the X Factor judge took the racing driver to task over his disrespectful attitude to their relationship.
McLaren driver Lewis was pictured early on Wednesday morning surrounded by girls at the Mayfair Hotel after a night at nearby Funky Buddha nightclub.
He hired a 5,000 penthouse apartment suite for an after-party with the sportsman reportedly spraying champagne around the suite before finally calling it a night at 5am.