May 23rd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
It’s been revealed today that this year’s X Factor judges, Sharon Osbourne – who as we reported was officially confirmed as returning to the show and replacing Tulisa this year – Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger, are costing the show £6million!
In terms of the judges’ wages, that’s a hike of £2million on last year’s salary bill, however, as this year’s series will be the show’s tenth anniversary, it’s believed ITV and Simon Cowell came over all L’Oreal and declared, “We’re worth it.” Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
As we reported today, Sharon Osbourne is officially back on The X Factor’s judging panel, and it’s been revealed by ITV that Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger are returning too…
Which of course means that Tulisa is not.
She took to Twitter to tell her followers, “Just wanted to let you all know that I won’t be part of the X Factor panel this year… Read more & comment »
May 22nd, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Louis Walsh has admitted that he would much rather have Simon Cowell on The X Factor than Gary Barlow.
The Take That star will be back for his third stint on the ITV show this year and will be seated at the opposite end of the judges’ table to Louis, who will be judging for the tenth year in a row.
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May 21st, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Mark Owen has revealed that he wouldn’t even consider becoming an X Factor judge, because he just doesn’t think he’s tough enough.
The Take That singer loves hanging out with his bandmate Gary Barlow backstage at the ITV show and no doubt he’ll pay the team a few visits again this year, as Gaz has been confirmed for the latest series, which begins filming next month.
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May 21st, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Louis Walsh has confirmed that there will be some format changes when The X Factor returns to our Tv screens this summer.
The Irish star will be returning for his tenth series on the ITV show and previously confirmed that Take That singer Gary Barlow will be back for his third.
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May 20th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Louis Walsh has been teasing this year’s X Factor lineup in a brand new interview.
The Irish star will definitely be back on the ITV show for his tenth series and he’s confirmed that Gary Barlow will be on the panel too when auditions begin in a few week’s time.
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May 19th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
As we reported earlier, it’s widely expected that tomorrow, while he’s announcing the judging panel for this year’s X Factor, Simon Cowell will reveal that Sharon Osbourne is returning to the show and will be replacing Tulisa…
And ahead of that expected announcement, X Factor’s old faithful Louis Walsh has not only kinda given the game away, he’s also revealed that he believes Sharon will “save” the show, which of course suffered dwindling viewer ratings last year.
Louis said, “She’s been dying to come back since she left and she knows she made a big mistake leaving.” Read more & comment »
May 15th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Louis Walsh has admitted that he knows he may not be on the X Factor judging panel next year.
The Irish star has always said that his goal is to serve ten years on the ITV singing show and when the next series starts in August, that will be the beginning of his tenth run.
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May 13th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
Simon Cowell is so determined to make this year’s X Factor series a ratings success, that he is apparently inviting many established singers to tryout for the 2013 run.
The music mogul is said to have been in touch with many of his contacts in the record and management industry asking them to put forward their best talent and acts who would like to appear on the ITV show.
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May 13th, 2013 by Lisa McGarry.
The X Factor judges have not yet been confirmed yet some newspapers think they know exactly who will be on that panel when auditions start in just a few weeks time.
In usual fashion the rumours and speculation have been going on for months and months and months and everyone from Cheryl Cole to Sarah Harding has been linked to the coveted posts.
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