Auditions for the 2011 series of the X-Factor will begin next week, and the question on everybody’s lips is “Who will be on the judging panel?” For the past two years we have watched Simon, Cheryl, Louis and Dannii on our TV screens giving advice to the finalists and occasionally getting into rows with each other, but this is all about to change.
This year Simon Cowell is launching the X-Factor in America, and so he will be spending a lot of his time over there filming the new show. Unfortunately for us this means he might miss out on the British version. The show just won’t be the same without “Mr.Nasty”
There are also rumours circulating that Cheryl Cole will be a judge on the American version of the X-Factor, if she gets that job then there will be no Cheryl on the UK judging panel either!! No Cheryl and no Simon? So who will replace Cheryl?
There are rumours that either Sharon Osbourne or Naomi Campbell may be brought in as judges for this series. Who are these women and why should they be a judge on the X-Factor?
Sharon Osbourne:
Nickname:
Mrs O
Experience:
She has already been a judge on the X-Factor (2004-2007) and helped Louis pick out his acts this year. She is her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s manager.
Reason she might get the job:
When she was a judge on the show she was loved by the public for her closeness to her acts, and she is known to cry a lot. She is best friends with Louis Walsh!
Reason she might not get the job:
There has been a public feud between Sharon and current X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue. Dannii has been reported as saying that Sharon bullied her when they were both judges on the show.
Naomi Campbell
Nickname:
The “Supermodel”.
Experience:
She is known worldwide for being one of the original supermodels. She has appeared in a couple of music videos in the 1990s. She released a pop single but it didn’t do very well in the charts.
Reason she might get the job:
She is a good friend of Simon Cowell, and he wants a very famous person on the judging panel.
Reason she might not get the job:
She is known for having a temper. (Let’s hope that none of the judges gets on her bad side!!)