Judges jet-set nationwide for X Factor auditions

 
15 August 2012
The Weekender

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X Factor judges will give the new series of the show a flying start as they are seen jetting across the country to find top talent.

Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh are seen in front of the Learjet in which they will be seen travelling to auditions for the new series of the ITV1 show.

The team return to screens on Saturday night with a 75-minute edition of the programme which ITV bosses hope will bring a ratings bonanza, as it is coupled with a new series of Red Or Black?.

Panellists will once again lead the hunt to find a new generation of singing stars with dramas and dreams-come-true.

The return of the show comes as judge Walsh suggested he may bow out of the show after 10 years, claiming he does not want to turn into Sir Bruce Forsyth.

Walsh, 60, returns to the ninth series of the ITV1 show - created by Simon Cowell. In an interview with Radio Times, he said: "This is my ninth year and every year I get nervous that Simon will bring someone new in, but I know the show and what works.

"My ambition is to get to 10 years on the show - after that we'll see. I don't want to be like Brucie on Strictly. I will know when it's time to give it up."

Walsh had previously been in a war of words with TV rival Sir Bruce, saying the 84-year-old "shouldn't even be alive at his age".

And he had a light-hearted dig at fellow judge Tulisa. "She is a bit rough round the edges and when they announced she was on the panel I was expecting a chav in a tracksuit - which is what we got - but she's a lot of fun. She thinks she's a bigger star than she actually is though," he said.

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