After Celebrity Big Brother was heavily criticised this year for its lack of actual celebrities, the judges of Celebrity X factor are determined that their show will not go down the same route!

In order to sign up some really big names each judge will have to recruit three contestants each. According to an insider:

They are going to have to start calling in favours to get really big names involved.

And they will have to use all their powers of persuasion to get the celebrities to risk humiliation.

It will ramp up the competitive edge as they will want to outdo each other. It’s under discussion just now.

If rumours are to be believed negotiations are already underway, with Simon Cowell trying to sign Jordan and Peter Andre, and Louis Walsh chasing Jade Goody! I just hope that Sharon Osbourne doesn’t try to talk her hubby Ozzy Osbourne to take part, that would just be too much to bear!