Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne have been confirmed as judges for the 2018 series of ‘X Factor’.
The 65-year-old talent manager Louis has confirmed he and Sharon will be returning to the judging panel for series 15 of the ITV talent competition next year, despite the current series having only just approached the judge’s houses stage.
Speaking about his future on the show, Louis said: "I’ll give up when she [Sharon] does. I love it, it’s not like work. This is not like work, it’s great fun. I’m getting paid to do something I love. I’m signed for next year already, so is Sharon."
And Louis insisted fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger hasn’t yet put pen to paper when it comes to a contract for the next series of the show – which was created by final judge Simon Cowell – but the Irish manager would love to see her return.
Speaking about Nicole, he said: "I love Nicole a little bit more. Nicole is my favourite female judge ever, she brings so much. I adore her, I love her more than she loves me. Seriously, she’s just the best, she’s amazing. She wants to win this year."
Louis also spoke about the memorable joke acts from past series of the show, and commented on this year’s hopeful Slavko, whose quirky personality and long ponytail failed to secure him a place in the live shows during Saturday’s (21.10.17) round of judge’s houses.
Speaking to The Mirror newspaper, he said: "He’s got a big ponytail and all that. I think this show is back to being a great talent show. Honestly I do.
"If you get a really good personality act, that’s good. But there’s no point putting someone through just for the sake of it. It doesn’t work anymore, the public don’t want that."
Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne to return to X Factor in 2018
