X Factor boss Simon Cowell has revealed that he fully intends to take the talent show to America, though not to Las Vegas as previously reported.

Cowell told Newsnight:

“[The show] is not going to be in Las Vegas. The guys who produce the shows want it be in Los Angeles, so it will be in Los Angeles. Maybe we will do a couple of shows in Vegas – the final shows.

“X Factor has to go to America. These shows are shown in 20, 30 countries, so you have a local version. To not make the X Factor in the biggest market in the world would be crazy.”