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Dannii Minogue Simon Cowell Has Some Balls For Calling Me

Dannii Minogue says Simon Cowell "has some balls" for picking the moment she was filming his TV show as the first time to speak to her since their affair was leaked.

The telly judge revealed she first heard from the music mogul when he recently 'ambushed' her during shooting for The X Factor Australia.

Dannii, 41, was preparing to hear which acts she had been given when she picked up the phone and heard Simon’s voice on the end of the line.

The mum-of-one revealed her shock in an interview with Grazia magazine: “You’d laugh your socks off if you saw it. I’ve not spoken to him since I left the show, yet he chose to film that moment."

She added: “Simon has some balls doing that.

"I find it bizarre that he’s never been involved in the Australian version of the show before and then I’m on it and suddenly he wants to break the news as to what group I have.”

The pair hadn’t spoken since Dannii left the UK version of The X Factor in 2010 ? despite news of their steamy affair being revealed in a biography of the talent show titan last year.

Author Tom Bower also observed Simon was obsessed with “her hair, the sexy clothes - and the t*ts”.

Dannii, who will be appearing on Sky Living’s Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model, also admitted she’s been thinking about having another baby.

The singer has a two-year-old son, Ethan, with her former boyfriend, rugby player Kris Smith.

She said: "I can’t just click my heels together and make it happen. I keep wondering how the hell I do it.

"Once Ethan got to two he started doing the most adorable things and I was like, 'Damn, I want another one.'”

“All my gay friends have been asking if my ovaries are available for rent - they’re close to running after me with a turkey baster.”

The full interview appears in this week’s Grazia magazine and Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model starts on June 20, Sky Living HD and on the move with Sky Go.

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Tulisa To Be Quizzed By Police Over Cocaine Deal

Tulisa faces arrest within days after The Sun exposed her setting up a cocaine deal, police said yesterday.

The former X Factor judge, 24, will be quizzed by cops after fixing the £800 handover with a drug dealer pal.

The shamed singer faced a barrage of criticism yesterday after our story was published.

Among those to mock the former N-Dubz frontwoman was hip-hop star Lethal Bizzle, who tweeted: “LOL #Tulisa.”

Tulisa Contostavlos was secretly taped speaking to The Sun's reporters

He joined others in re-posting a picture of a cola bottle, with the slogan: “Share a coke with Tulisa” which the singer had posted to her page days before.

In among thousands more online comments, she was branded a “chav and a bad role model”.

Nat Edgar posted: “That Tulisa chick is a very silly girl! She’s both lucky n blessed to do what she loves then messes it up with her latest antics!”

Tulisa is to be quizzed by Scotland Yard detectives after we reported how she fixed a £800 handover with a drug-dealer pal.

Cocky Tulisa, who previously claimed she is a role model for young fans, arranged for her pal Mike GLC to supply half an ounce of Class A drug cocaine to our undercover reporter.

She boasted: “Half my phone book sells it. Of course I can get it for you.”

Officers from the Major Crimes Unit were yesterday examining The Sun’s dossier of evidence on Tulisa’s drug contacts and will arrest her and part-time rapper GLC “within days”, a source said.

Meanwhile the singer - normally a prolific tweeter on @officialtulisa - went to ground and spent the day hidden inside her £6million Hertfordshire mansion.

Her £100,000 Audi R8 sports car stood outside as Tulisa and her team had at least six boxes of pizza delivered to the property. Tulisa’s cousin and N-Dubz band-mate Dappy arrived mid-afternoon, hiding in the back of a red VW.

Soon afterwards police visited Tulisa’s home to briefly speak to her PA Gareth Varey and a female friend.

Tulisa - who made £1million from her X Factor stint - was taped telling undercover Sun reporters at London’s posh Nobu restaurant: “Half the guys I know are drug dealers. One’s a massive cocaine dealer. He’s my best friend.”

She asked: “Do you want weed? I’m going to speak to this guy. Whatever you want he’s got it.”

When we double-checked if drugs other than cannabis were available, she replied: “Anything - cocaine.”

She said she did not take cocaine herself but confirmed that she did arrange supplies for pals.

A top TV executive said Tulisa, axed from The X Factor two weeks ago, will struggle to ride out her drugs shame - saying: “It’s going to be very difficult for her now.”

Tulisa bounced back last year after a video was published online showing her performing a sex act. She launched a legal fight against ex-lover MC Ultra, who later apologised.

Yesterday a Yard spokesman said: “We have received information concerning the alleged supply of illegal drugs. We are considering the information received.”

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Olly Murs Twin Wedding

Olly Murs has revealed that he could still have stayed on the X Factor even if he had gone to his twin brother’s wedding.

The lads haven’t been on speaking terms since Olly skipped brother Ben’s nuptials to perform in the semi-finals of the 2009 show. That decision tore the family apart.

But the Thinking Of Me singer, who finished runner-up to Joe McElderry in the sixth series of X Factor, now reckons that he could have done both.

Olly said: “I wouldn’t have been eliminated from the show by going to it but I would have missed a full day of rehearsals.

“It was the semi-finals. It was shame but you have to move forward.”

Speaking of his ongoing rift with Ben, he added: “We haven’t spoken for three or four years.

“I hope he’s happy whatever he’s doing.

“It was just a falling out over the wedding day. I just really feel for my parents – that’s the real feud.”

He went on: “It’s probably lucky that we are not identical twins.

“If we looked the same it could be the hardest thing in the world. I’m glad we don’t look alike for both our sakes.”

They say blood is thicker than water. It’s time for Olly's old man to bang their heads together.

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Caroline Flack Says She Won't Move On Xtra Factor Co-host Matt Richardson

Caroline Flack says Xtra Factor viewers should brace themselves for disappointment this year - because she will NOT be making goo-goo eyes at her young co-host.

Comedian Matt Richardson, 22, was announced last week as her new sidekick, sparking speculation that Caroline, 33, would once again find herself falling for a younger up-and-coming star.

The presenter notoriously dated Harry Styles for several months in 2011 when the One Direction singer was just 17.

And last year the audience watched agog as ITV2 spin-off turned into a will-they-won’t-they saga about Caroline and then co-host, Olly Murs, now 29.

She and the former X Factor runner-up - who bowed out of this year’s show because of his music commitments - denied anything ever happened between them.

But the chemistry seemed sizzlingly obvious on-screen, and they were also spotted cuddling backstage.

So Caroline is resigned to speculation about her relationship with newbie Matt - who at a stand-up gig in Brighton last April poked fun at Caroline’s fling with Harry.

After joking about how the boyband singer only looked about 12 years old, cheeky Matt responded to a woman giggling in the audience by saying: “One woman orgasmed there, obviously a Harry Styles fan. Could have been Caroline Flack.”

Ladbrokes are already offering odds of 2-1 for Caroline and Matt to hook up by the end of the year, but she insists NOTHING will happen.

She says: “There probably will be stories, particularly because of his age! But I don’t fancy him.

“He is more like my naughty younger brother and I’m going to have to keep him in line - but in a good way, not in a dominatrix way!

“He has already told me he does really badly with women, so I think I’m just going to completely take the mickey out of him all the time.

“He has already been texting me asking me for advice about what he should do with girls.”

And Caroline - who begins filming with Matt today in Glasgow at the first auditions for the new X Factor series which will screen in August - insisted she is already all loved-up.

She said: “I am dating at the moment. That is all I am saying! It could be a woman. No, it is a man. I am very happy at the moment. Life is really good at the moment and I am looking forward to the rest of the year.”

Xtra Factor co-star Matt Richardson mocked Caroline Flack's taste in men.

Caroline recently sparked rumours that she had secretly got ENGAGED to her mystery man after posting a picture of herself online with a ring on the all-important finger.

But she admits it was just a joke, explaining: “My friend had just got married and her ring was so beautiful she let me try it on but it just looked weird on my finger.

“I will probably never get married so it was my one chance!”

Caroline has spent the past few weeks furiously getting herself into peak condition for the new Xtra Factor series.

She said: “I am ready for it now. I have got myself ready - I have been eating healthily, I’ve been on holiday so I’ve been getting back in shape. I have been working out every day.

“I do feel that pressure of being on TV and having to look good, definitely. It is easy when you are off work to have a massive blow-out and eat loads and not work out.”

And she added: “Xtra Factor is hard work - it is full-on from now until the end of the year. But I think it’s going to be a really good year." But she suspects that the show will have a very different vibe this time because of comic Matt.

She said: “There are going to be quite a lot of changes. Matt is a completely different character to Olly. It might be that we do some stuff separately rather than always being together.

“But it will still be lots of fun. He is a comedian so he will want to do things differently as well. He is a very nice guy, he is very likeable.

“We said we are not going to replace Olly and that we wanted someone completely different. Matt is almost like the opposite of Olly.

“He brings a completely different feel to it. I am really excited about working with him. He is very funny.

“We have really good chemistry together and I helped make the decision.

“It wasn’t a case of just choosing someone and putting them in, it was about how we worked together.

“There were quite a few people interviewed for the job and then we screen tested the people we felt were right. He brought something to it which we hadn’t even thought about.”

And Caroline said her new co-host has also been given the thumbs up by supremo Simon Cowell.

She said: “He really likes Matt. He is really excited about the show.

“This will be my third year now. I am the longest-serving female host on The Xtra Factor.

“I could be the female Louis Walsh!”

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Cheryl Cole Sexiest Woman Says Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell says Cheryl Cole is one of the sexiest women he has met.

The mogul, 53, had flings with Dannii Minogue and Carmen Electra, both judges on his shows, but he told Radio Times Cheryl stood out.

He said: “When she walked in I thought she was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen.”

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Caroline Flack Covers Up After Accidental Nipple Flash

Caroline Flack has been making sure she doesn't boob on the beach again ? by wearing a towel over her head.

The Xtra Factor presenter, who accidentally flashed her nipples to her fellow holidaymakers as she sunbathed in Miami earlier this week, was spotted hiding under a white towel yesterday.

The stunning 33-year-old was snapped as she mucked around wearing the fluffy bath sheet on her bonce and placing a pair of sunglasses over the top of it.

Boobing - Caroline Flack accidentally revealed her nipples under see-through top.

Caroline, who is currently enjoying a sunshine break in Florida with pal Laura Jackson, revealed her breasts under a see-through yellow camisole top as she lounged on the beach on Tuesday.

Since then the TV star has been making sure to keep her rack fully covered up and has been spotted wearing a number of T-shirts and vests.

Yesterday the brunette was spotted in a long pink top and matching sunnies.

And she also changed into a black and white striped vest, which complimented her black bikini bottoms, as she lazed around in a cabana.

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X Factor Going Back To Basics With Auditions

The X Factor will return to stripped down auditions with no backing tracks or studio audience, The Sun can reveal.

The overhaul has been ordered by boss Simon Cowell to breathe life back into the show - which lost two million viewers last year.

Wannabes will have to face the judges in an “intimate setting” and perform a-cappella, just like in the show’s early days.

But they will then have to impress the judges at a SECOND audition in front of a live audience before getting put through to the Boot Camp stage.

A spokesman said: “We can confirm the audition rooms will be returning to the X Factor as one of a number of exciting changes.”

A senior show source added: “Fans wanted changes this year - and we’re giving them what they want. The a-cappella auditions were classic X Factor and really gave the judges an insight into whether acts were any good. It also better showcased some of the weird and wacky people we get, whose performances got lost in the arena auditions. The plan is to have the best of both worlds.”

X Factor chiefs axed the old audition format in 2009 as part of a bid to make the show more of an event. It worked well for the first couple of years, with the 2010 show finale - won by Matt Cardle won - watched by nearly 20 million, an X Factor record.

But viewers soon started switching off. The Sun first revealed the revamp plans after last year’s final - which received the lowest rating since 2005.

The new format was thrashed out at a meeting of top brass last week, where plans were also discussed to bring Sharon Osbourne back as a judge.

Other tweaks could see the show starting later - in early September.

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Sharon Osbourne Has Her Old X Factor Job Back For £1.8m

Sharon Osbourne has finally agreed to return to the X Factor - for a £1.8 million deal.

She agreed terms this week and will jet in before the first audition in Glasgow on June 4.

An official announcement is due to be made imminently.

ITV hoped to sign Sharon, 60, last month but her marriage troubles stalled talks.

The Sun revealed she and rocker hubby Ozzy, 64, were living separate lives in Los Angeles after he admitted taking drugs and drinking again.

A source said: “Sharon’s been through hell lately, so X Factor was not front of mind.

“But she loves the show and missed it.

“Things with Ozzy have calmed down but they’re a long way off being sorted.”

Sharon - who has said she does not want to divorce - will return as part of a revamp by Simon Cowell after last year’s series lost over three million viewers.

She will get over £1.5million cash and £300,000 in first class flights between the UK and LA. Five star hotel accommodation, wardrobe and make-up costs are also thrown in.

She quit in 2008 after four years, saying she disliked panel co-star Dannii Minogue, She had also demanded a reported £2million pay deal, which show boss Richard Holloway branded “unreasonable”.

Fellow judge Gary Barlow is still thrashing out a £1.5m deal, while Louis Walsh is said to be close to signing for £1m.

We told yesterday how Nicole Scherzinger is still holding out. Chiefs are considering hiring ex Spice Girl Mel B instead.

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Simon Cowell: I Couldn’t Care Less If People Think I’m Gay

TV mogul Simon Cowell has insisted that he “couldn’t care less” if people think he's gay - and admitted that he HIRES some women because he fancies them.

The 53-year-old star also insisted he was happily single and not looking for a wife.

He revealed he does “several hundred” push-ups a day, has Botox and takes vitamin infusions in an interview with The Radio Times.

And when quizzed on if he minded people asking when he is “coming out”, he replied: “If I was living 200 years ago in a coal mine, maybe, but I work in possibly the gayest industry in the world! Music and TV!

“It would make no difference to my life or my career. A lot of my friends are gay, but I’m not and don’t even think that way anymore.”

“I couldn’t care less (if people think I’m gay) because it’s nothing to be ashamed of. It feels like such an antiquated question now.”

He was also quizzed on whether he picks women who he fancies to work on his shows to which he confessed: “A lot of them, yes, I’m not going to lie.”

Cowell said of former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole: “I think my entire production staff - including a lot of gay people - were madly in love with Cheryl.

“I mean, literally, when she walked on set on the first day in the UK I thought that she was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen in my life. I mean, genuinely.

“She was just absolutely stunning. She still is, but I remember that day vividly as in ’God, you are gorgeous.”’

Cowell - who just finished a series of Britain’s Got Talent - said that he was “not actively looking for a wife”.

He said: “I’m happy single ... I tend to be in a relationship more than being single.

"Terri (Seymour) lasted six years, Mezhgan (Hussainy) lasted two years, and that was in a nine-year block, so I was only single for about a year out of those nine years.

“But I’m very good on my own, a) because I never get bored and b) because there is always something I need to catch up on.”

Cowell added: “I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.”

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Steve Jones Working Back In The UK

Keeping up with the Jones: Steve is back in the UKBy GORDON SMART, Showbiz EditorPublished: 03rdApril 2013 STEVE JONES is back from LA with his tail between his legs.

The star has spent a couple of years hosting the US X Factor. But he has been replaced by MARIO LOPEZ and KHLOE KARDASHIAN.

He was in the UK for Comic Relief and after getting work offers here he’s heading for the green green grass of home. And his model girlfriend PHYLICIA JACKSON might join him.

A source said: “There’s a bit of humble pie being eaten. Things haven’t worked out there, but Steve gave it a good go.”

He’s getting on a bit for a return to T4.

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SIMON COWELL is a busy man with a global empire to run... so he can’t sit about trying to ignite kindling to get a log fire going.

When he’s over in snowy Blighty, Simon has a special remote control that creates an instant roaring fire in his front room.

It’s one of many luxuries the talent show supremo has on tap at his swish London pad, which has vases filled with uniform white roses sat on seemingly every surface.

Presenter Will Best snoops around Cowell’s crib in a promo video for the mogul’s new online star search The You Generation.

The house is MODEST compared to his 11,550 sq ft Beverly Hills pile, which has a basement gym, a luxury spa and an indoor pool.

Even so, his lounge is pretty spic-and-span, with huge scented candles in glass vats and plumped cushions placed symmetrically in front of the massive flatscreen telly.

Across the hall, the dining room seats ten and has a Steinway grand piano.

With a little practice Simon could try his luck on Britain’s Got Talent.

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Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne Reunion

Sharon Osbourne has given wild-man husband Ozzy another chance and let him move back in with her.

The couple are spending nights under the same roof again just a month after The Sun exclusively revealed they were living apart with their marriage in crisis.

Assistants have been spotted moving clothes and boxes from the Black Sabbath singer’s rented Beverly Hills pad into Sharon’s mansion nearby.

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Diana Vickers Give Out Girls

Diana Vickers has bagged her first telly acting gig - in a new comedy about a group of promotions girls.

The X Factor semi-finalist, nicknamed The Claw for her hand gestures on the ITV show in 2008, will star in Give Out Girls later this year on Sky Living.

Singer Diana - who has dated 2008 X Factor finalist Eoghan Quigg - has been making a push into acting since coming fourth on the show and bagging a No1 single in 2010 with Once.

She starred in a West End production of The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice in late 2009 and won the award for London Newcomer Of The Year at the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards. But this will be her first television role.

She will star alongside Kerry Howard, of BBC3 sitcom Him & Her, and former EastEnders actress Tracy-Ann Oberman in the six-part series about a group of four girls who have to promote various products.

Diana told TV Biz: “I’m so excited about doing my first comedy show.

“It’s different from any acting I’ve done before.

“The script is hilarious - I was laughing my head off just reading it. The rest of the cast are great, we all have really good chemistry.

“I can’t wait to get in front of the camera and start filming.”

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Nicole Choosing Between X Factor And Making Album

X Factor bosses face a battle to sign up judge Nicole Scherzinger for a new series.

The American beauty is having doubts that she can juggle both her singing and judging duties.

Nicole had seemed a dead cert for a return after wowing fans in the last series and had started serious talks with producers.

But the ex-Pussycat Doll is releasing a new album in November on both sides of the Atlantic and will need to be available for promotion.

X Factor chiefs have tabled a “generous” offer - thought to be around £1million - but Nicole has insisted that money is not the sticking point.

She told a pal: “I’m so torn right now. My heart wants me to come back and do the show as I had such a great time last year.

“But my album is coming out and I also need to focus on that.

“I don’t think I can make it work. By trying to juggle the two, one or both will suffer.” Nicole also feared fans would react badly if she did the show then had to jet off to the States midweek for promotional work.

She mentioned negative comments which surrounded former judge Kelly Rowland after her decision to return to LA in 2011, citing a throat infection, which meant she missed some live shows.

Speaking to her confidante, Nicole, who is dating F1 ace Lewis Hamilton, said: “I recall Kelly getting some harsh criticism when she went back to LA and missed a show. I don’t want that to happen to me, as I love working with my acts. That’s what made it so special.”

But friends of the star are advising her to return to the show, claiming she will regret it if she doesn’t.

Show boss Simon Cowell wants the judging line-up to be announced soon to ensure the programme regains its focus. And he said this week that he planned to revamp “every aspect of the show”.

The first round of auditions, which will see wannabes performing for judges without backing music, starts in June, with the show returning in late August or early September.

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Sharon Osbourne has given wild-man husband Ozzy another chance and let him move back in with her.

The couple are spending nights under the same roof again just a month after The Sun exclusively revealed they were living apart with their marriage in crisis.

Assistants have been spotted moving clothes and boxes from the Black Sabbath singer’s rented Beverly Hills pad into Sharon’s mansion nearby.

Ozzy was seen being picked up from the six-bed pile by a pal and driven to a meeting in Hollywood on Friday.

Sharon, 60, left an hour afterwards - and wore a huge diamond on her wedding finger again as she shopped with daughter Kelly in Beverly Hills.

She and Ozzy, 64, returned to the house later that day. The previous day she had been spotted driving him back there in one of their Range Rovers.

An insider said: “A month ago they weren’t seeing each other at all. He was in a rented house, she was in a hotel and they lived separate lives.

“Now Sharon is giving Ozzy another chance and has let him move back in. They are working things out.”

The couple, married for 30 years, separated this year when Sharon found the rocker had fallen off the wagon and was on prescription drugs.

Ozzy, who moved into her house last week after returning from a Sabbath tour, is now battling to stay sober.

He confessed on his Facebook page: “I was in a very dark place and was an a**hole to the people I love most, my family. I am happy to say that I’m now 44 days sober. Just to set the record straight, Sharon and I are not divorcing.”

He apologised to Sharon “for my insane behaviour”.

His wife admitted on her US TV show that the crisis had left her “devastated” but stressed: “We are not getting divorced.”

She returns to the X Factor panel this year in a £1.8million deal.

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Tulisas Dad Fears For Daughter After Drugs Arrest

Troubled Tulisa has revealed her scorn for the music industry - branding the business “a big game” and a “big fat ugly cow”.

And her father has told how he fears for the 24-year-old following her arrest on suspicion of supplying cocaine.

Tulisa, axed as a judge on telly hit X Factor weeks ago, discussed her attitude to her fame and fortune during a series of meetings with undercover Sun reporters.

Within minutes of meeting our team in America, where she hopes to launch a Hollywood acting career, she sat in a swish hotel suite and took a swipe at the music biz.

Concerned ... Plato Contostavlos was devastated by the news of Tulisa's arrest

“It’s all a big game. I call the industry a big fat ugly cow,” the former N-Dubz singer said on our video.

And Tulisa insisted she was desperate to move on from the fame X Factor had brought her.

She added: “I want to get out of that. I want to get away from that.

“I’m kind of like almost gagging for an opportunity to go. I don’t want to do that any more - but I have a £6million mortgage to pay.”

Meanwhile dad Plato Contostavlos last night told of his dismay after Tulisa’s sensational arrest, which followed allegations in The Sun last Sunday that she acted as a go-between in an £800 drug deal.

Tulisa and friend Mike GLC, 35, were quizzed last Tuesday at London’s Belgravia police station after we handed cops our dossier of evidence. Both were later freed on bail.

Pals say Tulisa has refused to drink or eat much since the allegations appeared and sits chain-smoking in her £6million Hertfordshire mansion - rocking back and forth.

Plato, 53, said tearfully: “I was devastated when I heard it - that’s my child. I was hurt badly.

“I just thought, ‘What’s this - what are you doing? Have you had a drink too many and you’re starting to talk rubbish’?

“All I know is that Tulisa was on the news and I went, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe this’.”

He added: “I fear for Tulisa and her career and I’m trying to reach out to her so she can succeed again.

“I’m worried as a father about the people she’s hanging about with. Any father on the planet would have fears - but I know she’ll pull through because she has strong family.”

Plato, a keyboard player with Seventies band Mungo Jerry, said he watched news of Tulisa’s arrest on Sky TV with her frail grandparents Tula, 88, and Spiros, 89.

And he admitted Tulisa’s granny was so shocked that she flew into a hysterical panic attack so severe that she had to be restrained.

Plato, who has a house in North London, said: “They live with me now and I look after them. My dad, her grandpa, isn’t well at all.

“I was devastated watching the news, but my mum did the crying for me. There was so much panic that I didn’t have time to cry.

“There was no time for me to cry because I had to sort everybody out.

“Mum was just watching the news and she saw it on there and she misunderstood that her granddaughter was taking drugs.

“I said, ‘No, mum, your granddaughter doesn’t touch drugs’, and I had to calm her down.

“I said, ‘Maybe it’s friends - maybe it’s friends who are around her’. She was hysterical - she went into a massive panic.

“I had to calm her down and explain the situation that your granddaughter ain’t taking drugs - it’s not about her taking drugs.

“She went mad and that’s when I had to jump in to stop her.

“She took a fit - a proper fit - a Greek fit, and they are the worst. She is properly old-fashioned.”

Tulisa has confessed in her autobiography that while growing up in North London she fell in with a bad gang, got into fights, stole and had underage sex.

Plato said: “She was always with ghetto kids because they were always rapping and she loved that music. So all her mates were always ‘ghetto’.” But he insisted he was not worried about his daughter’s current lifestyle as he is convinced she has never been a serious drug-user.

Plato said: “I know she doesn’t touch drugs. I can understand if your child does drugs, then you’d fall on the floor. I’d want to kill myself if she really did take drugs.

“I’d be so devastated, because I’m so anti-coke, heroin, powders and pills.

“But she’s not taking drugs. I swear on my dead brother’s grave - she does not touch drugs.”

When asked if he was aware of Tulisa ever taking cocaine, Plato exclaimed: “She’s never, ever, ever. Oh my God, no!” Plato added that the only time he knew of his daughter taking drugs was when she told him she had made herself sick by smoking a joint when she was a young teenager.

He recalled: “She came home to me when she was 13½ and said she’d had a smoke and vomited. I said, ‘It’ll teach you a lesson’.

“In my house, nothing was allowed - no smoking cigarettes and no alcohol. I just didn’t want that for my child. We talked about drugs from when she was a kid. I told her they’re no good for you, they’re useless - rubbish.

“I’ve warned her off since she was a baby. Sometimes I’d walk on the streets and you’d see somebody out of his head and I’d say, ‘Look, that’s from drugs - that’s from alcohol’.

“I would always show her signs that this is no good and tell her, ‘Stay away from this’. And she did, and she has done.”

Tulisa made it big despite her mum being diagnosed with psychiatric problems including bipolar disorder which led to her being sectioned when the star was five. She also suffered bullying, depression, anorexia, left school without qualifications, had an abusive boyfriend, self-harmed and twice tried to kill herself as a teen.

Plato said: “She had to grow up faster than any other child around her. She’s had such a tough life.

“But she’s crossed the barrier and hasn’t touched drugs and has become successful.”

Plato and Tulisa have not spoken since falling out three years ago. But he revealed that her arrest has made him desperate for a reconciliation so he can give his daughter a “hug and a kiss”.

He said: “I want to get back into her life. I’d just hug her and kiss her. That’s why I’m doing this through the paper - to remind her that her dad is there, to reach out.

“But all my family are helping her out because she’s down. She is very strong, but obviously she is very, very upset.”

Plato said Tulisa had been pouring her heart out to gran Tula. He said: “She talks to her grandmother all the time - her gran is the love of her life.

“As far as Tulisa is concerned, she’s done nothing wrong.”

Tulisa was last night keeping a low profile inside her gated home, surrounded by close friends.

Threat probed

A DEATH threat sent to The Sun investigator who broke the story which led to Tulisa’s drug arrest is being probed by police.

Scotland Yard detectives have identified a man who they have reason to believe sent a chilling email.

They are now poised to arrest the man and quiz him over the threats, sent by iPhone from a personal account to the reporter. An email sent at 1.59am last Thursday warned: “I’m going to kill you bitch”.

There is no suggestion that Tulisa or Mike GLC were aware of the threat or had any involvement in it.

The Sun is not naming the police suspect for legal reasons.

Last night a Scotland Yard detective said: “We take threats like this very seriously and will take immediate and appropriate action.”

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Caroline Flack Fronts Xtra Factor With New Co-host Matt Richardson

Caroline Flack will be back to front The Xtra Factor again this year with new co-host Matt Richardson.

Young comic Matt, 21, is replacing Caroline's former sidekick Olly Murs, who stepped down from the show after two years to concentrate on his music career.

Caroline, 33, said today: "I'm really excited to be hosting Xtra Factor for the third year!

'Excited' Matt Richardson will co-host The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack.

"Of course I'm going to miss Olly every day, but I am very proud that his music is doing so well all around the world.

"I really feel that Matt will bring something completely different to the show. He's a real find, he makes me laugh and it's great to introduce new talent. I can't wait to get started."

Matt, who has been a regular on the comedy circuit for the past two years, added: "I cannot describe how excited I am to be joining The Xtra Factor.

"Working with Caroline and the rest of the team will be an incredible experience and I will do my best to be as good as I possibly can, because I'm never going to be as gorgeous as Olly Murs."

Richard Holloway, Managing Director of Thames, said: "We are delighted that Caroline is back and that she’ll be joined by Matt. They’ve got great chemistry and as soon as we saw them together we knew they were a winning combination.”

The X Factor and The Xtra Factor will return to ITV and ITV2 respectively this autumn.

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Craig Colton X Factor Finalist Weight Loss

Craig Colton well and truly has the X Factor now - as these new shots to promote his debut album show.

The singer has shed a whopping FOUR STONE to transform his chubby appearance and now looks trim and trendy.

Craig, 24, wowed the judges on the ITV talent show back in 2011 with his powerful vocals.

But cruel online jibes about his weight dented the former biscuit factory worker's confidence and he was eliminated in Week 7 of the live shows.

Skinny - Craig posts new slim shot of himself on Twitter

Mentor Gary Barlow sowed the seeds for a healthier lifestyle though - helping Craig train and offering diet advice.

Since then, Craig has been out of the spotlight working on his music and shedding the pounds.

He told Now magazine last October: “I live on omelettes with two yolks and three whites – to get my protein – with ham and cheese or tomato.

“I used to survive on crisps and sandwiches. I don’t eat a lot of fat and I’ve cut right down on sugar. Eggs are the way forward.”

Before - Craig faced cruel jibes over his weight when he was on X Factor in 2011.

The results of all that hard work are obvious - he looks great.

Gone are the Bieber fringe and baggy clothes and in their place is a chiselled, bearded pop-star-in-the-making.

And Craig admits he is truly happy with his look now.

He told the Liverpool Daily Post: "I'm at a stage now where I'm not chasing pounds away - I'm just doing it to keep fit and healthy."

Craig also admits he waited until now to release his album - which goes on pre-sale today - as he was "wasn't ready" straight after the show.

Working out - mentor Gary Barlow ran with Craig and Marcus Collins while they were on X Factor.

He said: "When I finished The X Factor I wasn't ready to do it.

"I think the best thing about taking this time out is that I'm growing into a young man. I'm an adult now with a mortgage and bills to pay.

"I've got a different writing style to the music I made after the show. My voice is different too, but in a good way."

The Liverpool-born star - who came out as gay after the show - has got an unlikely fan too.

Robbie Williams is on speed-dial and the pair swap notes regularly on songwriting.

Trendy ... Craig Colton is unrecognisable in photoshoot to promote his debut albumLiverpool Echo

Craig said back in October: “I wrote a song called Beautiful Surprise on the toilet.

"It was about 4am and I rang Robbie immediately. Yes, I did get off the toilet at that point.

"He said: ‘Send it to me right now.’ I always send him my stuff and he sends it back with little paragraphs of what he thinks. He said it was genius: ‘If you don’t want some of these lines, I’ll steal them!’”

No doubt Craig will be flushed with success before long too.

His album, rumoured to be called True, is set for release later this year.

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Louis Walsh Signs Up To X Factor For £1million

Louis Walsh has signed up to judge the new X Factor - after refusing to push for a rise on his old £1million deal.

He told bosses it was not right to ask for more as many viewers are struggling financially.

The 60-year-old pop boss’s stance is in stark contrast to the other judges on the show, which is back on ITV at the end of August.

Sharon Osbourne is this week set to sign to return after agreeing a £1.8million package, including £300,000 in first-class plane tickets between the US and UK.

Gary Barlow wants to boost his £1.5million deal and is close to signing. Nicole Scherzinger wants a similar agreement to Gary’s - but sources say she is “90 per cent certain” to return.

Louis’ continuation of the deal he has had for two years will see him clock up a decade on the show.

The insider said: “Louis is mindful of economic troubles, particularly in his native Ireland where the property market has crashed, so he didn’t think it was right to ask for a pay rise.”

“A £1million deal is plenty for anyone and he’s just happy to have his place back on the panel.”

Louis, who created Boyzone and Westlife, also revealed plans to form a new boy band to rival One Direction.

He will hold auditions in Ireland next weekend and has a record company and high-profile partner ready to launch the group.

He said: “It will be boys over 16 from anywhere. I am looking for five pop stars - but they must be prepared to work hard.”

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Sharon To Mentor Her Acts By Skype

SHARON OSBOURNE may be back on The X Factor but her acts may not get quite the close-quarters mentoring previous hopefuls enjoyed.

She’ll be jetting back to the US several times during the series, forcing her wannabes to keep in touch via Skype.

The veteran star, who returned to the show yesterday declaring herself “the nan of the panel”, will fly first-class between London and LA, with ITV picking up the £13,000-a-trip tab.

The flights are necessary because she is also hosting US chat show The Talk. Shazza tweeted: “How lucky am I to have 2 jobs @TheTalk_CBS & @TheXFactor?

“I will be going back & forth all yr, best of both worlds!”

But the to-ing-and-fro-ing will infuriate her performers who rely on their mentors to coach them.

Shazza, who quit the show after the 2007 series, will sometimes have to rely on the internet video call service to keep in touch with whichever category she gets this year.

Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh greet crowds outside city's Hilton Hotel for first round of auditions

A source said: “Sharon has done a deal which will see her jet back and forth a number of times, with her flights paid for by ITV. That was one of her conditions.

“But she is still confident she can give her acts the support they need.

“There are a million ways to keep in touch with people. Many of the judges aren’t there every day of the week.”

Last night a show spokesman insisted she would only fly back “a couple of times” when the live shows were on, with the bulk of her travel around the auditions and boot camps.

Sharon often jetted back to LA when she was last on the show in 2007.

And former judge Kelly Rowland was famously criticised for leaving her acts in the lurch. She flew back to the US after a row with Louis Walsh and Tulisa, then skipped an entire weekend, forcing former show star Alexandra Burke to step in.

Sharon is understood to want to spend as much time as possible in the US as she attempts to patch up her relationship with husband Ozzy.

We revealed that the pair were living separate lives after he confessed to taking drugs and drinking again.

She also wants to be there for son Jack, who has multiple sclerosis, and daughter Kelly who had a health scare in March, collapsing with a seizure.

Yesterday Shazza regained her slot on the judging panel for the first round of judges’ auditions in Glasgow.

The back-to-basics format saw her, Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger whittle down the first batch of 50 wannabes in a private room at the Hilton hotel.

But despite talk that she would want to be the boss, knocking Barlow off his perch, Sharon insisted she was happy to play second fiddle.

She said: “I shouldn’t be head judge - I laugh too much and I’m not serious enough. I’m the nan of the panel.

“It’s overwhelming. Honestly it is. It feels natural, it feels like I should be here.”

Gary said he was apprehensive about Sharon’s return, saying: “It’s very interesting this time because there are two artists and two managers.

“That is a great panel right there because managers see different things than artists see.

“When I’m looking at someone I’m comparing them to what I am and what I do - but managers don’t. They have a bigger overview.”

Louis said he was delighted his old pal Sharon was back.

He added: “Sharon brings the madness out in everybody. She’s going to bring out the madness in Gary too.”

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Simon Cowell Snubbed By Bafta

Simon Cowell has been snubbed by Bafta - with neither Britain’s Got Talent nor X Factor nominated for TV awards.

They were left out of the reality and constructed factual category ahead of the May 12 ceremony.

Downton Abbey was another major omission after it missed out in the drama series section.

Ant and Dec were nominated for two gongs and Sky epic Game of Thrones is in the running for best international show.

Cowell, 53, was said to be relaxed about the snub. An insider said: “BGT was particularly strong last year.”

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Sharon Osbourne Top X Factor Moments

She threw water over Louis Walsh, went to war with Dannii Minogue and wound up Simon Cowell - X Factor with Sharon Osbourne was never dull.

She originally sat on the panel from 2004 - 2007 and famously quit the show on air.

And not only did she cause mischief with her fellow judges, she discovered Chico and had a hand in Wagner's X Factor success when she was Louis's guest mentor.

But as the ITV show battles falling ratings, Sharon O has been brought back to spice up the panel.

The Sun Online takes a look over her more memorable moments.

Sharon Osbourne throws water over Louis Walsh Back in 2005 Sharon Osbourne dumped a glass of water over Louis Walsh after he made a snide remark about her husband Ozzy.

Showing that she wasn't a lady to be messed with, she then followed it up by emptying another one over his barnet.

The golden moment has gone down in X Factor history.

Talking about her return to the show this week, she said: "I couldn't be happier about coming back for the 10th anniversary of X Factor.

"I can't wait to give Gary Barlow a big hug, sit next to the gorgeous Nicole, and of course throw water on dear Louis. Yay!"

Sharon Osbourne reveals her true feelings for fellow former judge Dannii Minogue

Sharon made her feelings clear for fellow judge Dannii Minogue during an appearance on Graham Norton's chat show in 2007.

Talking about her fellow X Factor judge, Sharon said: "I feel bad for her as she knows she is there because of her looks, not because of her musical contribution to the industry."

Then in a fake Aussie accent Sharon mimicked: "You hate me as I'm so young and beautiful and Simon wants me and he doesn't want you."

Sharon then sniped: "You're right mate. That's the only thing she's got right! She is younger, she is better looking and he does want her, and he don't want me. Thank God!"

She then admitted "I'm going to get into so much trouble."

Sharon Osbourne mentors Chico

Sharon took Welsh-born singer Chico Slimani through to the live shows in 2005.

He performed from a fountain at the judges' houses round, and after the show he went to No1 with Chico Time the following year.

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Sharon Osbourne lays into Steve Brookstein and brands him a 'fake'

Sharon shocked the audience when she launched a scathing attack on Steve Brookstein in 2004.

When commenting on a performance by the eventual winner of the show, Sharon said: "Not fabulous. He has a very nice voice but he's not a superstar.

"I have to say this, I am so fed up of 'Mr Humble', he's been over-confident from day one, he's not what he seems believe me. All that BS that he gives out. He's even fooled Simon. He's full of crap and he's an average singer, ask everybody else on this contest. He's overly confident."

Simon said: "There's an awful lot I could say but I won't. I think it was inappropriate to be personal tonight."

Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh can't stop laughing

Spaniard Penelope Gomez caused Sharon and Louis to collapse into fits of giggles when she tried to perform Over The Rainbow.

When Louis started cracking up, Penelope stopped singing and told him off, causing Sharon to start laughing.

Louis had to bite down on his fist to stop his chuckles and in the end Simon joined in the fun.

The Irish star boyband manager: "Do you have a second song? Fields of Gold? Ah, yes. I love that song."

Sharon had to hide under the desk to calm down.

Sharon and Louis put her through much to Simon's disgust despite her quiet audition.

The X Factor boss walked out and declared: "I'm taking a break."

Sharon Osbourne quits X Factor live on air

In 2007, Sharon took offence when two of her acts landed in the bottom two.

She stormed off in anger, and show host Dermot O'Leary told the audience: "Sharon has decided to leave the panel tonight."

From the back of the room, Sharon screamed: "I'm leaving the show, I'm out!"

She returned to complete the series, but didn't come back in 2008.

Sharon Osbourne walks into a door

Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh suffered from another fit of giggles — this time when a wannabe tried to sing Cherish by Madonna.

Louis, who could hardly speak through his laughter, ignored Simon's request that he left the room, and protested: "I want to hear her sing."

Then Sharon collapsed with mirth.

Simon said: "You two just go next door. Leave the table"

As they walk down the corridor, Simon bellowed: "Shut up!"

Sharon is so consumed by her chuckles she walks straight into a door.

Sharon Osbourne accosts Simon Cowell on Xtra Factor

Simon Cowell stormed off Xtra Factor after his act Nikitta Angus was chucked out of the competition, and Sharon was hell bent on winding him up.

Host Ben Shephard tried his best to interview a seething Simon as Sharon sung to the mogul and pawed at him.

As Sharon snuggled up to him, circled his nipples and stroked his arm, Simon said: "This is really, really annoying me."

Ben told her: "Sharon! Leave him alone for two seconds!"

Sharon admitted that in the breaks she "had a bottle of wine, it was fabulous!"

Ben asked her: "Just the one?"

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Mel Ready To Nic Seat On X Factor Panel

X Factor bosses are lining up Spice Girl Mel B to replace Nicole Scherzinger if the US star bails.

The former Pussycat Doll has still not agreed to join the new series, although she held talks with producers last week.

She is the only judge earmarked for the new-look panel not to have committed so far - with Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh all expected to sign on the dotted line.

Nicole has reportedly been offered £1million to join the ITV show, but doesn’t know whether she can commit herself because she has a new album to promote in November.

Last night a source close to Nicole said she did intend to sign up for the show - when she had hammered out a deal.

But bosses don’t want a repeat of last year when Dannii Minogue pulled out at the last minute, forcing them to draft in guest judges.

Mel has been brought back into the frame after her schedule was freed up following her withdrawal from Australia’s Got Talent.

An insider said: “Nicole is causing some worry. Bosses want her after her success last year, but she doesn’t know if she can give all her energy to the show.

“Producers don’t want to be left in the lurch like last year so Mel is being lined up in case talks fail.”

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Laura Whitmore Wants To Return To I’m A Celeb Spin Off

Laura Whitmore wants to host another series of jungle spin-off I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! NOW! - and says she would love to see Gazza in the camp.

The Irish beauty - who has fronted the ITV2 show for two years - has not yet had the go-ahead for a third series, but says that things are “looking good”.

And she insisted she is not in the running to take over from departing Xtra Factor host Olly Murs, because she isn’t ready to turn her back on the jungle show.

Laura told TV Biz: “I miss Australia - the last series of I’m A Celebrity was brilliant. I definitely want to go back this year and things are looking good at the moment.

“I saw Ant and Dec and the producers recently, and we were all reminiscing. Because you see the same people all the time out there it becomes like a family.”

She has a few ideas of who she would like to see taking part in the show, too.

“I’ve heard a few times that Gazza could be on the show so maybe he will,” she said. “That will definitely get column inches, as I’m sure he’ll be pretty controversial. I don’t know how nice he’ll be or how good at challenges, but I’d like to see him in there.”

MTV Europe star Laura took up the Australian gig after previous host Caroline Flack left the jungle behind to join ITV2 spin-off The Xtra Factor in 2011.

But she insists she has no intention of following in her predecessor’s footsteps now that Caroline’s co-host Olly Murs has quit to focus on his music.

She said: “I get asked about X Factor quite a lot, but I just want to get back to Australia at the moment - I don’t think I’m ready to give that up just yet.”

She went on: “I saw Olly this week and I told him I’ll be sad to see him leave, but he feels his music is doing so well that he can’t [stay]. As far as I know Caroline is doing it again, which is good because she’s brilliant at it.”

Laura, who was linked to Niall Horan earlier this year, also opened up about her friendship with the 1D singer. She said: “The One Direction boys are never in one place long enough to party. I know Niall because he’s a friend of a friend from my hometown, and when he’s in town he likes a bit of normality so he hangs out with the Irish crew.

“We’re not going out - I knocked that rumour on the head straight away - but you can see how quickly things build up.”

Laura also hosted the Brits ITV2 coverage this year. She said: “That was a really big night. I was hosting with Rizzle Kicks - who I love to bits - and we had that backstage crazy carnage going on.

“At one point at the Universal after party I was in the DJ booth with Mumford and Sons, Taylor Swift, Carey Mulligan and James Cordon. That was fun.”

However, Laura said her party girl tag is off the mark - because she recently quit booze to focus on work.

She said: “Most of the events I’ve been pictured at have been for work, and I wasn’t even drinking.

“I had to give up alcohol recently because I was working too hard. My job has to come first. Especially during Fashion Week, you could go to these things and drink to your heart’s content, but you wouldn’t be able to get up the next day.”

She added: “That said, I had Paddy’s Day in New York and that was another thing. It’s about balance.”

Right now, Laura is supporting the Tag Your Bag initiative, which allows people to earn Nectar points when they donate clothes to Oxfam. She said: “It’s a great idea - it’s simple and gives people a real incentive.”

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X Factor's Christopher Maloney Signs Record Deal

X Factor crooner Christopher Maloney has finally bagged a record deal – after Simon Cowell’s firm chose not to sign him.

The Scouser, third on last year’s show, said he would release an album with tiny Tristar Records.

His debut single will be out in August.

He said: “I wanted full control over what I was doing. I wanted a label that will look after me.

“I didn’t want to go somewhere with big artists where I would be put on the sideline.

“If I signed with another company, it would have been a lot longer process and my fans are waiting for my album now.”

He said the record “will be similar to Will Young’s sound” on his early recordings and “different to what people will expect”.

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Union J UK Tour Dates

Union J have only released one single but they have announced a UK headline tour.

The Magazines And TV Screens UK Tour will start on December 14 in Oxford.

The boys will be heading out on their first ever UK headline tour in December, showcasing brand new material along the way.

O2 customers can get Priority Tickets to see Union J 48 hours before general release from 9am today.

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DECEMBER 2013

SATURDAY 14 — OXFORD NEW THEATRE

SUNDAY 15 — CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA

MONDAY 16 — SHEFFIELD CITY HALL

WEDNESDAY 18 — PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS

THURSDAY 19— BRIGHTON CENTRE

SATURDAY 21 — O2 APOLLO MANCHESTER

SUNDAY 22 — BOURNEMOUTH BIC

MONDAY 23 — HAMMERSMITH APOLLO + MATINEE

SATURDAY 28 — NEWCASTLE CITY HALL

SUNDAY 29 — NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL

JANUARY 2014

FRIDAY 3 — IPSWICH REGENT

SUNDAY 5 — BRISTOL COLSTON HALL

MONDAY 6 — ECHOTWO @ ECHO ARENA LIVERPOOL

TUESDAY 7— GLASGOW CLYDE AUDITORIUM

THURSDAY 9 — BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE

FRIDAY 10 — BIRMINGHAM NIA

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Simon Cowell No Pants

Music mogul Simon Cowell often goes commando, pal Amanda Holden has revealed.

The Britain’s Got Talent judge said: “During the auditions we discovered that Simon doesn’t wear pants.

“I can’t reveal how we discovered this.”

Amanda, 42, added: “Maybe because he has such a busy life he doesn’t have time to put them on or take them off. Perhaps he should get someone to do that for him.”

She said that she feels safe dishing the dirt on paymaster Simon, 53, because “I think I understand Simon. I know an awful lot about him. I know where the bodies are buried”.

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Sharon Osbourne Back On X Factor

Simon Cowell hailed the return of Sharon Osbourne to the X Factor today as the new look judging line-up was officially revealed.

Sharon will sit on the singing show's panel alongside last year's judges Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and her old pal Louis Walsh.

Show boss Simon Cowell said of the news today: "Three words I never thought I'd say.... Welcome back Sharon!"

While former judge Sharon, 60, who quit the show in 2007, declared: “I couldn’t be happier about coming back for the 10th anniversary of X Factor.

"I can’t wait to give Gary Barlow a big hug, sit next to the gorgeous Nicole, and of course throw water on dear Louis. Yay!”

It has also been revealed that wannabes will have to tackle TWO sets of auditions.

First the hopefuls will face the judges in an intimate audition room.

And if they receive three or more yeses, they will then go on to perform for the panel again in an arena.

Only if they prove they can impress an audience will they then make it through to the next round.

Speaking about returning for a second series, Nicole Scherzinger, who won the competition with her act James Arthur last year, said: “I had so much fun and such a great experience on the show last year – it far exceeded all my expectations!

"I always give 110 per cent to all I do and I put everything else on hold to focus on X Factor and supporting my Scherzy boys.

"This year, now that I’ve worked out doing my new music and the show together, I am so excited to get back to the UK, my second home, and get stuck into X Factor 2013!”

Louis, who is the only judge who has appeared on all nine previous series, added: “I'm back with a vengeance!

"Ten years on and I'm just as thrilled to be involved in the best show on TV and even more delighted to be re-united with original judge Sharon Osbourne. Let the fun and games commence!”

Dermot O'Leary will also return to host the ITV1 show.

The judges’ auditions will start on June 4 in Glasgow before visiting Birmingham, Manchester, London and Cardiff.

This will be followed by the second stage of judges’ arena auditions in July.

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X Factor USA New Panel

X Factor Judge ... Simon Cowell The XX Factor! Simon Cowell is a ladies man on the new USA panelMogul will be only male judge as Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato and Kelly Rowland join showPublished: 21stMay 2013 SIMON COWELL has created his very own version of Charlie’s Angels with the new panel of the US X Factor – and he will be the ONLY man.

Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland will swap the UK show, which she appeared on for one series in 2011, for the American version and sit with singer Demi Lovato and Mexican star Paulina Rubio.

They will join Cowell for the start of auditions in Charleston, South Carolina, today.

Rowland and Rubio replace Britney Spears and LA Reid on the new-look panel, in a bid to raise ratings.

It is the first time Cowell will be the only man on one of his TV talent panels – and insiders say he cannot wait.

Girls run the world ... Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato and Kelly Rowland sign up for X Factor USA

A source said: “He is hoping the new panel will be a lot of fun. He will either play the three women off against each other or they will all gang up on him. Either way, expect fireworks.”

The original Charlie’s Angels was a US crime drama featuring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. It was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore in 2000.

Cowell jets back to London this weekend ready for the start of the Britain’s Got Talent live shows on Monday.

He is also expected to confirm the final line-up for the UK X Factor panel this week.

Louis Walsh has already signed up, Sharon Osbourne has agreed a deal and Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger are both expected to sign on the dotted line in the next few days.

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Sharon Osbourne At The First X Factor Auditions

Sharon Osbourne makes an entrance at the first day of X Factor auditions on the arm of two topless hunks.

The new judge was escorted from her car by the Glasgow locals ? who’d opted to wear kilts for her big day.

Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Gary Barlow headed inside the Hilton hotel to watch the hopefuls.

New panel - Sharon, Louis, Nicole and Gary and host Dermot O'Leary.

Unlike in previous years, singers have been asked to impress the judges in an intimate room with no audience or backing track.

Sharon, who wore a white jacket with beads, said she's excited to be working with Nicole Scherzinger.

The former Pussycat Doll looked like a sex kitten in a snakeskin outfit topped off with red heels.

Sharon said: “I love her. I’ve known her for a long time, she is fantastic.”

The 60-year-old famously clashed with Dannii Minogue during her last stint on the show in 2007.

According to reports, X Factor producers organised a ‘peace’ dinner for the new panel on Monday on their first night in the city.

As she linked arms with her helpers outside the venue, embarrassed Sharon joked: “How bad is this?”

She added: “I can’t even begin to put into words how I feel. It’s fantastic to be back, it’s a dream come true.”

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X Factor's Nicole Scherzinger At Birmingham Auditions

Nicole Scherzinger's main fashion rival Tulisa might've left the X Factor, but she isn't about to let her style standards slip anytime soon.

The Boomerang singer looked stunning in a black and white wrap dress as the judges hit Birmingham to search for the next singing star.

Despite the cool summer's day, the 34-year-old revealed plenty of skin in her short frock ? and added even more height to her tanned legs with some white platform shoes.

Feeling the chill ... Sharon Osbourne heads in to conference centre

Sharon Osbourne upped the glamour factor of her simple black maxi dress by adding an electric blue leather jacket.

The 60-year-old told waiting fans that “Birmingham is the best” as she headed into the ICC.

Caroline Flack didn't stray far from her tried-and-tested look of short shorts with heels.

But today the Xtra Factor host was even easier to spot in the crowd - since her entire outfit, including the shoes, was covered in dots.

Spot on ... Caroline Flack.

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