Nicole had a less than stellar season hosting X-Factor as a replacement for Cheryl Cole, and it seems that now she feels that her music career is more important than her television career. She recently released a statement explaining her reasons.

"Next year for me, it's about my music. This has been quite a learning experience, quite a journey for me. I didn't expect to have been so emotional through the whole elimination process. I wanted to just mentor and empower artists. I'm used to being on stage and performing and singing for people and people cheering for me. I am an artist first, not a judge first. The reason [my album] hasn't come out yet is because of The X Factor. It's been so time consuming. I work with these contestants six days a week. So I delayed the album, but I was able to perform one of my new singles last week. I really want to find the right roles and the right opportunities in acting. Theater is actually what I studied in college."

Many are wondering why Nicole wouldn't stay on the show where she would get more publicity for her album.

Do you think something is going on behind the scenes that's making Nicole want to leave?


Source: perezhilton.com