The Daily Star has revealed that all four of the X Factor judges use code names to book hotel rooms, in a bid to stop crazy fans tormenting them.

Cheryl is known as Miss Coco after her favourite designer Coco Chanel, Simon is known as General Mills, Dannii’s secret name is Pussy Jones and Louis calls himself Captain Fang after he splashed out thousands of pounds on teeth whitening treatments.

A source said: “We’ve had occasions in the past where fans find out what hotel they’re at and call up asking to be put through to Simon or Cheryl and making a pest of themselves.

“Some made naughty suggestive comments or thought they might be able to sway the judges ahead of their audition.

“To put a stop to all that nonsense, they use fake names now.”