Bangkok--21 Nov--Total Quality PR
The X Factor UK may be Simon Cowell's show but his co-judges are not missing the chance to rib him whenever possible. This naughtiness is one of the reasons behind The X Factor UK's exciting charm.
Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, and Nicole Scherzinger are back for The X Factor UK's 13th season. The three won't be taking it easy on Simon this season. Though his co-judges disagree with him from time to time, his love, respect and admiration for his co-judges does go a long way.
"Honestly, we all get on so well, but we all have opinions and we all bring different things to the show," Louis said. "That's what makes the show good, it's not all about Simon, it used to be, there's four of us now," he added.
'I missed them'
Though Louis was not part of the panel during The X Factor UK's 12th season, he would call Simon almost every week to share his thoughts on the show. During these early morning phone calls, Louis recalled Simon laughing throughout the conversation.
"It would start about two in the morning and I'd be like, 'Oh god, it's Louis again'. I'd put it on speaker, lie down and listen. But he was passionate, he missed the old show and I liked seeing that side of Louis," Simon recalled.
Louis tends to be naughty on the show but Simon admits that he makes the show more fun.
"I have a very honest relationship with him, he's not going to get anyone to be as honest and as hard working as me," Louis said.
While Simon used to have a love-hate relationship with Sharon, Simon admits missing his co-judge. The last time Sharon joined the panel was in 2013.
"Sharon is unique, she's got a very strong opinion, she's got a very strange sense of humour, you can't move her when she's stuck on something, but I do believe that when she likes somebody, she really likes them, and that's what the show is about," Simon said of his co-judge.
Simon also has a great time teasing Nicole, who just returned to the show after playing the lead role in the hit musical, Cats. He enjoys stealing Nicole's ideas, repeating the exact same thing she would say during auditions.
"He's been stealing pretty much everything, but I take it as a compliment," the former Pussycat Dolls lead said.
Simon also loves making Nicole sing and dance with some of the contestants. To his delight, Nicole would sing right away whenever he'd ask for a number from Cats.
Not without a fight
Though Nicole is always up to dance and sing with contestants, she jokingly hinted at paying Simon back someday. She's confident though that Sharon's naughtiness would do the work of annoying Simon in the meantime.
Sharon also expects that her on-screen feud with Simon isn't going to stop anytime soon. "I can tell him what to do, he can't take that off others, you know he's had some gorgeous women on the panel but no one has been in that position where they are older and can say, 'No!'" the television host said. Sharon also said that Louis remains his partner in crime.
While Simon is ready to face his co-judges' naughtiness, he believes that what matters most is that they discover an exceptional talent who will gave a great career.
"Our track record is great, the amount of people who have walked through our doors and gone on to have a career is huge, that's what I am most proud about," Simon said.
When asked which judge will mentor the winning contestant of UK's most talked about show, Simon only has one thing to say, "Always me!"
The X Factor UK airs same day as the UK Sundays and Mondays, 9:30am with primetime encores on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm, first and exclusive on RTL CBS Entertainment (True Visions Ch.337).