Robbie Williams and Ayda Field have officially left their X Factor judging roles, while Louis Tomlinson has heavily hinted he’s also off.
This means Simon Cowell has a task on his hands: Who can fill those empty seats?
The rumour mill will soon start once again as to who will replace them, and we can pretty much predict the names that will be attached to the role.
We’re expecting to hear the likes of Cheryl Tweedy Rita Ora, Kylie Minogue and Mariah Carey mentioned in the coming weeks, many of whom have either appeared as a judge on X Factor or one of its rival shows in the past.
In a bid to freshen the show up a little bit – which is getting both an all-stars and celebrity version this year – we’ve done some groundwork for Simon and devised a list of stars who have never served as a full-time talent show judge.
We think they could be just what X Factor needs...