X Factor bosses have decided to scrap their ambitious plans for a live weekend of Judges’ Houses – because the weather would be too unpredictable for live TV.
According to the Mirror, the judges will instead have to pre-record the next stage of the competition from their houses abroad, but the show will be mostly based back in London.
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A source from the show told the newspaper: “We’ve always planned to have a live element to Judges’ Houses, to give it more tension and drama. The biggest part of the show is the contestants’ reactions - finding out whether they have made it to the live shows and learning who the final 12 are.
“Now that we are finalising our plans this will all happen live from the studio in Wembley with all the judges and the contestants together, along with their friends and family,” the insider continued.
“For the rest of the show we are going to pre-record the contestants performing on location, as logistically and technically this will give us the best show for viewers.”
Hmm. Won’t be quite as exciting though, will it? We would’ve preferred to see the likes of Grimmy battling drunken revellers in the street outside his mum’s house in Oldham while his acts desperately keep singing straight into the camera.
Or Simon Cowell’s dogs, Squiddly and Diddly, wrestling with a pair of his grungy old Y-fronts while he tries to grab them.
THAT would have been excellent live telly.
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!