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Post by ericcantona203 on Mar 8, 2007 21:11:50 GMT 1
LOUIS WALSH and Kate Thornton will not return to The X Factor.
The Irish judge - who has acted as a mentor to the ITV1 talent show contestants for the past three series - will continue to play a role behind-the-scenes, it was announced.
But show presenter Thornton will be replaced by a new host.
In another twist, it was revealed tonight that TWO new judges would join Sharon Osbourne and Simon Cowell instead of Louis.
The changes were announced by ITV today and come alongside a rejig of The X Factor's winning formula.
It will lower the entry age to just 14 and divide the 14 to 25-year-old category into one for boys and another for girls.
They will be on top of the current categories - the over-25s and groups.
Not present and correct ... Kate Thornton Not present and correct ... Kate Thornton ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson said: "To keep the show in its number one spot, we are always looking at ways of making the format as fresh and exciting as ever and having an extra judge and an additional category will give it a whole new dimension.
"We have to keep evolving and I'm really excited about series four."
Auditions start in April before it returns to ITV1 in the summer.
"After three incredible years, I have decided to leave The X Factor to completely focus my energy on my day job as an artist manager," Walsh said.
"I am also looking forward to continuing my work with Simon and The X Factor team managing the stars from this year's series."
Thornton added: "Presenting The X Factor these last three years has been fantastic and I truly believe I have taken the show as far as I can.
"I wish the new host every success; it will be an experience they will never forget. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in to some new programmes with ITV."
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Post by tom on Mar 8, 2007 21:42:53 GMT 1
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Post by ericcantona203 on Mar 8, 2007 23:10:41 GMT 1
why is she lraving she wont get a show as big as this do u tink she was sacked?
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Post by tom on Mar 9, 2007 8:30:44 GMT 1
They want to refresh the format, 2 judges will be brought in, age lowered to 14 and the 14-24 group split in half.
They should get rid of Ben on ITV2 as well, he's just annoying.
And according to GMTV, Vernon Kay and Cat Deeley are both in the rumoured presenter line up (not together) and Paula Abdul and Chris Moyles as judges.
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Post by c2996 on Mar 9, 2007 15:42:57 GMT 1
Cat is the bookies favourite as well.
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Post by ericcantona203 on Mar 9, 2007 18:53:08 GMT 1
So has Kate been sacked? I dont think Cat can take over, as auditions start in April she will be busy on SYTYCD wont she? I hope she does takeover i was really disapointed Cat could'nt do Fame Academy this year ![:'(](http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/9581/iconcrype3.gif)
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Post by hayley louise on Mar 11, 2007 10:22:21 GMT 1
yer i think kate was sacked?? i heard today dermot o leary is doing it(yum)hehe i like him
and jessica simpson to replace louis?i think shes amazing so i hope so lol
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Post by tom on Mar 11, 2007 12:42:02 GMT 1
apparently it wasn't simons doing, but it was actually ITV even if cat does get the job this year, i probably won't watch it because the age has been lowered, the 14-24 group (yes 14) has been split into boys and girls so its just going to be like pop idol all over again but with a few over 25's and groups thrown in, especially if its 4 judges and if sharon gets the 14-24 boys or 14-24 girls, then all the 14 year olds will get through and win it ![>:(](http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8649/iconevildg1.gif)
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Post by ericcantona203 on Mar 11, 2007 23:48:38 GMT 1
I personally think Sharon should have gone not Louis she has no real experience in the music industry They are talkingf about Chris Moyles ![::)](http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8094/iconrolleyesfa8.gif) but he wont be any better than foxy was on pop idol
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Post by iluvcat on Mar 15, 2007 21:07:19 GMT 1
i reckon Peter Waterman and Nicky Chapman will be the new judges maybe even Nasty Nigel from Cat's show SYTYCD
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Post by tom on Mar 16, 2007 19:21:53 GMT 1
i heard pete was initially approached in place of louis but his son died or something.
and i think it would be good if nicky and pete went on x factor, but then it could be seen as a step backwards to pop idol, and nasty nigel was good on popstars but that would probably be seen as stepping back as well ...
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Post by iluvcat on Mar 16, 2007 22:05:59 GMT 1
they should go back to pop idol with Ant and Dec anyway i dont like the xfactor cos its more about the judges ego's than the talent ;D
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Post by tom on Mar 16, 2007 23:39:37 GMT 1
i prefer the old x factor over what seems to be the new one, but i hated the stupid disputes between the judges if one didnt like one of the other judges acts etc and it was really annoying. they should stop that and it would be a really good show.
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