Cheryl Might Find This Year’s X Factor Panel Very Different Indeed…

There has been a lot of talk about this year's X Factor and that's before the show even starts! We've already heard that Louis Walsh is set to leave the judging panel while radio host Nick Grimshaw is rumoured to be joining. Simon Cowell seems to have cast the rule book out the window completely as he's now looking for a a third male judge "and a big name" to sit on the panel. Traditionally, there have been two male judges and two female but now it looks like Cheryl might be the only woman on the panel. An inside source told The Sun: "Ever since the panel moved from three to four judges there have been two men and two women, but it looks like that is going to change. "He will definitely be back, as will Cheryl. Grimmy's just a formality, so the X Factor team is currently searching for a really big-name male". "Simon thinks by having three men, Cheryl will flourish".