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"Mel C has congratulated Mel B after hearing that she is joining the new series of The X Factor. The singer told Digital Spy that her former Spice Girls bandmate is &amp;quot;the best person for the job&amp;quot;.   The X Factor: Leona Lewis pleased about &amp;quot;feisty&amp;quot; Mel B news Earlier today (June 11), it was confirmed that Mel B is joining Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole on this year&amp;#039;s panel.  Mel C said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really pleased Mel B is going to be the new X Factor judge. She is, without a doubt, the best person for the job - they don&amp;#039;t call her Scary for nothing!&amp;quot; The &amp;#039;Feels So Good&amp;#039; singer previously appeared as a guest judge on the 2012 series. She has also judged on the Australian version of the show, as well as America&amp;#039;s Got Talent.  &amp;#039;Gangnam Style&amp;#039; and saucy kisses: What we can expect from Mel B on X Factor On joining the UK series, Mel B said: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve always thought honesty is the best policy when being a judge and that&amp;#039;s what I&amp;#039;m going to bring more of this year - whether it&amp;#039;s spotting an incredible singer, giving someone a reality check or debating with Simon over who&amp;#039;s got it wrong!  &amp;quot;Now I can&amp;#039;t wait to get started and find some amazing talent.&amp;quot; The first filmed X Factor auditions this year will take place in Manchester on Monday (June 16), while the show will return to ITV later this year.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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