Louis Walsh teases the X Factor: Celebrity categories ahead of the launch show and tips Megan McKenna to win
LOUIS Walsh has teased the X Factor: Celebrity categories ahead of Saturday's launch show and tipped Megan McKenna to win.
The Irishman returns to the ITV series as a judge alongside Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger.
This year, a host of famous faces will show off their singing abilities - or lack of - and while viewers will have to wait until the weekend to find out which judge gets which category, Louis has let slip he's got "two boys and two girls".
He told The Sun Online: "I have two boys and two girls ... I think the groups are the strongest. They are really good."
While his comments don't confirm exactly which category he has, Louis did make his opinion on former Towie star Megan McKenna's participation in the show.
He said: "Megan McKenna will surprise a lot of people though.
"I was down in Essex for the first time ever this week. She is everything I thought she wasn't.
"She takes it very seriously and works hard."
Megan, 27, will be joined by fellow celebrities including chat show host Ricki Lake, Glee's Kevin McHale, The Chase's Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan and a group made up of Love Island stars Wes Nelson, Zara McDermott, Eyal Booker and Samira Mighty.
Louis has certainly made his mark on returning to the show, having reignited his feud with former judge Cheryl Tweedy earlier in the day.
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The 67-year-old was asked if he was surprised she hadn't been snapped up as a judge.
Louis, who first sat on the judging panel with Cheryl in 2008, sniped: "You mean as a contestant? She would be good. She could even win it."
And when asked if Chezza would have to mime to win it, Louis added: "Cheryl doesn't mime".
Before he winked and said: "It is called lip-syncing."
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