The eighth floor

[Jono]

X FACTOR boss Simon Cowell has sensationally ditched host Kate Thornton and judge Louis Walsh from the show.

Mr Nasty’s shock decision brought major rows and tears behind the scenes of the hit ITV talent show.

Kate and Louis were only told they were axed hours before the news was made public.

Cowell is said to be wooing Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles, 33, to replace Louis who has been on the panel for three years.

Multi-millionaire Cowell is also looking for a new male host.

In the frame are said to be Xtra Factor’s Ben Shephard, 32, Big Brother’s Little Brother host Dermot O’Leary, 33, Fame Academy’s Patrick Kielty, 36, and ITV fave Vernon Kay, 32.

In a further shake-up, the show’s age limit is to be lowered to 14 and the contest will now have four categories – young male pop idols 14-25; young female pop idols 14-25; groups; and over-25s.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku=1359

A good move for the saviour of Radio 1 or not? What do you think. I think in the short-run it might do him some good, but I'm not sure about the long-run.

[natalie deakin]

i think chris moyles might be funny as an x factor judge

[jembie]

It depends how he does it.

If he plays it straight and actually does a proper critique then yeah it would be good but he will probably do it in character and that will just be cringey..Mind you I don't watch X Factor so It won't matter too much to me.

[Geezer7348]

oh dear,

Does this mean Unofficial Louis is now going to disappear? lol

[Ad]

God, not Vernon Kaye - please ! I'd rather have Jono* on tv, than him

*im kidding darling, love you really. xx

[DC]

i like moyles but i still wont watch this crap. cowell you have to do more than this to win me over you angry bas*ard.

[Jono]

Methinks the Metro didn't do their research very well here:

Radio 1 'saviour' Chris Moyles has been tipped to work his magic on the X Factor's ratings by replacing Kate Thornton as presenter.

The popular DJ - who has boosted listeners on the BBC station - is the 3/1 favourite to take the helm on the ITV1 talent show after he appeared in the celebrity version last year, according to Ladbrokes.

Spokesman Nick Weinberg said: "Chris is the man to beat. He's got first hand experience of X Factor, which sets him apart from the field."

But he added: "If he landed the job there's every possibility he may overshadow Simon Cowell, which could work against him."

http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=40563&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=

[Monitorabbit]

Remembering how rude Mr Moyles is to callers he seems the wrong choice. Simon's rude, the other judge should be sweet and nice. Anyhow, Moyles would just send the whole thing up.

On the other hand, at least it'd stop him worrying that Louis liked him a bit too much when he did celeb X Factor - generally stealing someone's job tends to be a sure cure for that

[Kelly]

But he added: "If he landed the job there's every possibility he may overshadow Simon Cowell, which could work against him."

Understatement of the year there. :-p

[phoenix]

I knew Simon Cowell was rolling in dough. He's on our show American Idol. Isnt he on other shows too? How much money does he have? He should just buy his own TV network where he can be on all the time.

[Timsk]

i think chris moyles might be funny as an x factor judge

Please no. All I can think of now about Moyles is this (and it's NOT good):

http://www.unofficialmills.co.uk/communities/showpost.php?p=157507&postcount=2

Just what was he thinking? :weirdo: