One of the many, many perks of making it through to the later stages of the X Factor audition process is getting to go to an exotic location during the judges’ houses part of the show.
However, the boys this year aren’t in much luck after landing Nick Grimshaw as their judge.
The BBC Radio 1 DJ will be heading to Greater Manchester to pick who to take through to the live finals while Rita Ora takes her girls to Los Angeles and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini takes the groups to Rome.
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A source told the Sunday People: “[Nick] is in the studio every morning Monday to Friday so has to get back quickly after X Factor filming.
“They’ve plumped for Greater Manchester as Nick grew up in Oldham and the area is close to his heart.
“It’s lovely but not exactly what most of the boys will be expecting.”
The insider added: “The girls will be in the lap of luxury, it’ll definitely make the boys jealous.”
It has apparently not yet been decided where Simon Cowell will be taking his category but he will have One Direction star Louis Tomlinson alongside him to help him make his choices.
The judges’ houses round was originally planned to be live but it has since been scrapped and will be filmed beforehand while the contestants and their families will watch back in London as the judges confirm who is going through.
GALLERY: X Factor London auditions outfits
X Factor London auditions outfits
1 of 8Rochelle Humes
Mrs Humes looked amazing in her crisp white Iris + Ink playsuit teamed with leg-lengthening heels and a chic pony
2 of 8Rochelle Humes
Looking like she's stepped straight out of a '90s girl band in her cool American Apparel dungarees
3 of 8Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Chezza's loving her retro '60s vibes during the auditions so far, and her cute Miu Miu shift and matching pink heels look gorge on her
4 of 8Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Cheryl's Adam Lippes tuxedo dress may cost over £1k, but that's nothing compared to a lifetime of dry cleaning bills. Just beware of Nando's, eh Chez?
5 of 8Rita Ora
B*Witched would be soooo jealous of these denim co-ords. Rita continues to show off her risky fash sense on the red carpet
6 of 8Rita Ora
Poor Rita must've accidentally got stuck in a door or been attacked by a pack of dogs on the way to the auditions. We can think of no other possible explanation for that missing sleeve
7 of 8Caroline Flack
Working Beatnik chic in a cute striped top and leather mini
8 of 8Caroline Flack
Caz doesn't half love a boyish short and shirt combo. She picked up these snakey platforms for just £52 from Toppers!