The X Factor looks set to be on our screens for some time, following the news that Simon Cowell is about to agree a new deal for the show with ITV.
ITV boss Adam Crozier confirmed the news, telling the Mirror that the show – which was rumoured to be facing the axe after its next series – was still a major part of their schedules.
Auditions for the new series of The X Factor have been underway across the country, with Sharon Osbourne replacing Tulisa Contostavlos on the panel alongside returning judges Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.
Sharon hit the headlines at auditions earlier this week after throwing a pen at a singing pensioner who insulted her husband, Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne.
