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The 25-year-old pop star joined the show’s judging panel this year, alongside Simon Cowell, Nick Grimshaw and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, but has admitted she hasn’t even considered whether she’ll return to the programme for the next series.

She said: "I haven’t thought about it. I am just looking forward to my holiday now. I am going to go on a massive food spree with my parents and eat as much as I can. I love turkey."

Meanwhile, Rita revealed she’s looking forward to dueting with Louisa Johnson on Saturday’s (12.12.15) show, even though they’re still to decide which song they’ll sing.

She told The Sun newspaper: "It is nice to do it with someone I really like. We want this performance to be about celebrating how far she has come and to get people to vote.

"We need to find the right song. We haven’t got much time. The show finished late on Sunday, we got home at 12.30am then we had to be up at 6am."

Rita also admitted to being surprised at how much she’s emotionally invested herself in the contestants, highlighting the recent exit of Lauren Murray as an example.

She said: "I am sad about Lauren. You start really caring about these people. I didn’t expect it to be as intense. It is a lifestyle. You meet their family."

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