Sam Callahan thinks Robbie Williams would make a "better" 'X Factor' judge than Gary Barlow.
The former contestant - who received weekly criticism from Gary over his mediocre performances in last year's competition - would have preferred his Take That bandmate be part of the show instead.
Sam explained to BANG Showbiz: "Robbie Williams would be pretty cool, he'd be pretty good. I mean he's the opposite to Gary. He's a real showman and entertainer.
"Robbie's been an idol of mine since I was little, he's an absolute entertainer. It's not like watching anyone else. As a judge I think he would be better for me."
Sam even offered some career advice to Gary - who announced he was leaving the show during last year's competition - believing he would be better suited as a judge on rival BBC show 'The Voice'.
Speaking at the launch of charity event We Day earlier this week, he said: "I think Gary would be good on 'The Voice' because it's about the vocals, because that's what he's always banging on about. But 'The X Factor' is about having the X factor - the full package, and that's what I went there to do."
He added: "At one point he gave me some criticism that was just literally, you know, negative. When you moan at me for one thing you have to think about the whole thing."
We Day, and educational programme We Act, is coming to the UK on March 7, 2014.

Geri Halliwell is wanted to represented the UK in this year's 'Eurovision Song Contest'.
The former Spice Girls singer is topping the BBC's list of performers they'd like to compete in the annual competition, and it is said they are now hoping she will accept the offer.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: "Geri seems like a perfect fit for 'Eurovision'.
"She's up for a laugh and not afraid to camp things up - it's now a case of whether she is as up for it as the BBC is.
"If she wins she would be hailed as a legend but if she doesn't score highly it could be another embarrassing moment."
The final of the annual event - which sees singers from across Europe compete for their country - will be hosted by last year's winners Denmark and take place in May, and the BBC insist a decision hasn't yet been made on who will represent the UK.
A spokesman said: "The BBC is passionate about our involvement in the 'Eurovision Song Contest' and we are collaborating with creative experts across the UK music industry to select this year's entry.
"A decision has not been made. We will make an announcement in due course."

Sam Faiers has been rushed to hospital after a major health scare on the 'Celebrity Big Brother'.
The reality TV star was taken ill for the second time during the current series and had to be taken out of the house after suffering an allergic reaction to an unidentified substance which made her face swell up.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, a source said: "This is serious.
"Sam is really struggling. It's why she hasn't been featured as much in the highlights as she would have if she was fully fit."
It is said the experience has become "a nightmare" for the 24-year-old beauty, and it is not known whether she will be able to make it to the final on Wednesday (29.01.14).
An insider added: "The poor girl. Going on 'Celebrity Big Brother' was like a dream come true for her but the whole experience has been a nightmare because of illness.
"There are still five days to go to the final. Questions are being asked over whether she should maybe leave on health grounds."
Meanwhile, a Channel 5 spokesman confirmed: "While Sam was out of the house she was accompanied at all times by a member of staff who ensured that contact with the outside world remained at a minimum."

Simon Cowell will confirm his 'X Factor' return "very soon".
The media mogul is line for a sensational comeback as he hopes to get the UK version of his popular talent show "back to its best" and it is said he has told many of the team he will be back as a judge for the next series.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, a source said: "Cowell is determined to get the show back to its best.
"He'll sign the deal very soon but has told the team that he's on board. Everyone's over the moon."
According to the reports Simon, 54, is planning to move back to the UK with his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman as the two look to settle in his home country.
The insider added: "His primary home will be in London, although he will keep his LA residences.
"Lauren will also move over here but split her time between London and New York where her son is based."
While bosses at 'The X Factor' US were keen for the talent show boss to balance both shows, he will be focusing on the UK version.

Danny Jones says his sister Vicky will "smash it" when she appears on 'The Voice' tonight (25.01.14).
The McFly singer has thrown his support behind his sibling and is confident she'll make him proud when she tries to convince judges will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson she can be a star.
He told the BBC: "[I wish her] all the luck in the world ... I know she will smash it."
The rocker insisted Vicky has a "great voice" and tips her to do well when she takes to the stage in front of the nation on tonight's episode.
He said: "Obviously I support my sister in anything she does. Vicky is a great artist, with a great voice and a great personality."
Meanwhile, his hopeful sibling has dismissed the idea her famous brother means she shouldn't get a chance on the show - and claimed she needs "this opportunity".
She added: "People might think I don't deserve a place on this show because of who my brother is.
"What I'd really like people to know is that I need this opportunity as much as anybody else does. Believe me - I've been trying for ten years."

Chiwetel Ejiofor learned the violin for his role in '12 Years A Slave'.
The 36-year-old actor - who portrays Solomon Northup, a free man and avid violinist, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841 Louisiana in the award-winning movie - found it easier to master the instrument than pretend to play.
Chiwetel said: "It turns out the violin is a very tricky instrument if you're trying to fake it, so I got a teacher. She was great and we'd practice when we had any time - lunch breaks or whatever - so it was good to learn the tunes and the different positions because it's a fiddling this which is also quite complicated."
The actor also revealed his co-star Benedict Cumberbatch - who also plays the violin for his role in TV show 'Sherlock' - often gets annoyed that editing in his detective series makes him appear like an amateur on the instrument.
Chiwetel told Britain's Hello! magazine: "[Benedict] said he always looks like he can't play because they cut him in a strange way or they just don't let it run with the same music he's been learning, so he's always like: 'I could play that by now but it looks like I can't.'"

Jennifer Hudson is embracing her thirties.
The 'Feeling Good' singer reached the milestone age two years ago and is comfortable with who she is and enjoying her third decade.
She told E! News: "I love the thirties. I'm like, now I got the hang of it and being settled with myself and embracing it. I love the space that I'm in."
Jennifer has also recently finished her third studio album and claims it is a "feel good" record.
She told MTV News: "I think it's more of a feeling, more than a genre, and I've had the pleasure of working with Pharrell [Williams] and Timbaland, and I love their process.
"They allow you to express yourself musically as an artist, as a writer, in every way. It's been a lot of fun."
Speaking of the track which will be the lead single, she added: "You listen to it and it'll make you happy."
Jennifer also has an alter-ego on the record who she calls Jones, who will appear in some of her tracks - although she has ruled out any raunchy numbers.
She said: "Singing about the same old things in music is so overrated. Sex, drinking, the club. Okay, especially sex. Like, we are grownups, we ain't got over that? like, really? Ain't you too old for that kind of thing? Can you talk about something else? I get annoyed with those things."

Hugh Jackman feels he has the "best of both worlds" living in New York and Australia.
'The Wolverine' star lit New York's Empire State Building in green and gold for Australia Day yesterday (24.01.14), and says he's very happy that he, his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness and their children Eva, eight and Maximilian, 13, get to live there.
He told website The Huffington Post: "Australia is our home. We've been there, but New York has been our base for awhile. We love living here, the opportunities are incredible, particularly for my job.
"It means I can work internationally and still be at home a lot more. You know, we miss Australia a lot, but New York is a great city and it's a great place to bring your kids up.
"[And] we go back to Australia a lot. I shot three movies here [in the US] in the last five years, so we've been back there two-and-a-half years in the last five years. Deb and I feel we get the best of both worlds."
Hugh, 45, also expressed his happiness at being cast as Blackbeard in the new film 'Pan', based on the story of Peter Pan.
He said: "I love it. I love the director Joe Wright, I love working with Warner Bros. and I think this is just really exciting. It's a very cool project. And it's wonderful for my kids!"

Michael Sheen says 'Far from the Madding Crowd' will be a "beautiful film".
The British actor recently finished filming the Thomas Vinterberg directed movie - based on the Thomas Hardy novel - in which he stars as Farmer William Boldwood, and says he can't wait to see the results, shot across the English countryside.
Speaking at Whole Planet Foundation Pre-Grammy party at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles, he told BANG Showbiz: "Working with Carey Mulligan was amazing, the whole cast was fantastic. I hadn't really read a lot of Hardy before we did this film, but this was an early one. It gets a bit bleak later, with 'Jude the Obscure' that's kind of tough, but this was great.
"We spent a lot of time out in the countryside filming it, so I think it's going to be a beautiful film."
Michael added he was pleased to team up with Thomas for the first time, and is rooting for his current film to win an Academy Award on March 2.
He added: "We finished filming in early November and it was brilliant working with Thomas Vinterberg. 'The Hunt' is up for the best Foreign Language Oscar, and he's a fantastic guy.
"It was his first time doing a period film and working on something he hadn't written, I guess, so it was really interesting. He bought a really different perspective to it."
The party featured performances from Grammy nominees La Santa Ceilia and The Parlotones among others, and benefitted the Whole Planet Foundation - set up by organic retailer Whole Foods - which aims to help people work their way out of poverty through providing them microloans in 58 countries worldwide.

Kellan Lutz is an inventor.
'The Legend of Hercules' hunk is obsessed with US TV show 'Shark Tank' - where entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to a panel of potential investors - because he loves seeing people's creations as he says he has several of his own in the pipeline.
He said: "I love [TV show] 'Shark Tank', I watch that religiously. I'm obsessed with inventions and this year I have a few patents coming out. You'll see!"
The 28-year-old actor - who has recently been romantically linked to Miley Cyrus - prefers doing active sports to spending time working out in the gym to stay in shape.
He added: "I don't go to the gym that much. I find more fun ways to work out: Playing basketball, playing volleyball and snowboarding."
Kellan is also a fan of literature and is a particular fan of Francine Rivers' 'Redeeming Love' because he related to the subject matter.
He explained to America's OK! magazine: "This is an amazing book. God tells a man to marry a prostitute, and he goes after her, and she doesn't feel worthy. I've been with women who don't feel their self-worth, and all you want to do is save them."

Amber Heard "calls the shots" in her relationship with Johnny Depp.
The 27-year-old actress is believed to have just got engaged to her 'The Rum Diary' co-star and friends say she's the woman who has finally tamed him.
A source who knows them both said: "Amber has called the shots since day one, dictating when they went public, for example. She's half his age and that's part of why he'll do whatever she wants in order to keep her."
Another source added: "He has definitely toned down his behaviour since he started dating Amber. He acts like a mature and charming man now."
The 50-year-old actor - who has daughter Lily-Rose, 14, and son Jack, 11, with former partner Vanessa Paradis - is said to be attracted to the way Amber has her own way of doing things and doesn't "go with the flow".
A musician friend of Johnny's said: "Amber is a female version of Johnny. She's sort of kooky and outspoken, and while that would intimidate many guys, it is a turn on for Johnny."
Another friend told People magazine: "Amber has a mind of her own and doesn't go with the flow. This chick challenges him on so many levels, and that has changed his attitude on settling down."

Una Foden "definitely" wants to have more children.
The Saturdays singer - who has 22-month-old daughter Aoife with husband Ben Foden - would love to have a sibling for her little girl, but insists she is not ready to have another child just yet.
She said: "I definitely want more children. It will be nice for Aoife to have a little brother or sister. One day we'll definitely have more, but I'm not thinking about it yet.
"I'm so happy with Aoife right now that I'm not thinking about having another just yet"
The 32-year-old star admitted she was very "nervous" when she became a mother because she doubted her abilities so often turned to her pal Michelle Heaton, whose daughter Faith is two months older than Aoife, for reassurance.
She told Britain's OK! magazine: "I think a lot of new mothers - myself included - get a bit nervous that they're doing everything wrong. We worry we don't have a clue because it's all new to us.
"Michelle was so great when I had Aoife. She gave me loads of advice. I was constantly texting her saying, 'The baby's doing this, what should I do?' She was really supportive."