Mariah Carey has reportedly pulled out of a planned performance on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend but will still appear on The X Factor.

The singer's slot on the celebrity dancing reality contest will now be taken by the cast of the West End show Jersey Boys.

A BBC spokesman said: "We had hoped to have Mariah Carey on the show but her schedule changed and made it impossible."

However, according to the Daily Mail, Carey opted out of the show because X Factor boss Simon Cowell said that she could not appear on both programmes.

A source told the newspaper that BBC executives felt that Carey had been "completely unprofessional" in pulling her performance.

Carey pre-recorded her X Factor spot yesterday, filming upcoming single 'I Want To Know What Love Is' in front of a live audience.

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