Nicole Scherzinger revealed she gets what she wants from X Factor bosses by vowing to strip off
X FACTOR judge Nicole Scherzinger has revealed she gets what she wants from the show’s bosses by vowing to get naked.
Former Pussycat Doll Nicole, 39, said: “I’ll come in naked on a jet ski. Louis, are you going to come in naked on a jet ski?
“Cause I’m going. The only conflict is if he has a better judges’ homes and whatever he has I want that one.”
Fellow judge Louis Walsh, 65, and presenter Dermot O’Leary, 44, were also at yesterday’s 14th series launch in London.
Show stalwart Louis Walsh was the first of this year's judges to hit the red carpet on Wednesday, closely followed by returning host Dermot O'Leary and glamorous judge Nicole Scherzinger, who was late because of a delayed flight.
The red carpet event got underway on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of X Factor's return to ITV on Saturday evening.
Unfortunately for fans hoping to get a glimpse of all four judges, Simon Cowell gave the event a miss, as he's over in the US filming America's Got Talent, while Sharon Osbourne was also unable to attend as she's in Los Angeles.
Auditions kick off on Saturday, September 2 at 8pm on ITV - and Louis has promised better talent this year than ever before.
"I think we’ve got better talent this year than for many years, actually," he said.
"It’s so much better than last year - I think there’s talent in every category. There are some great personalities. We’ve found more talented people with more originality."
Louis added: “I’m in it to win it this year! I’ve got an edge to me. I’m looking forward to winning!
"I’ve got a really good category, I’ve picked some really good people.
“It’s going to be a different Louis this year. I’ve got great talent and I’m going to get the best out of them. I’m going to show them.
"Nicole is not going to win this year, she can go back to America! Listen, this is my year.”
Nicole, however, won't go down without a fight, after winning last year's series with Matt Terry.
She said: "Louis doesn’t mean any business, don’t listen to him! He’s all talk. He wants to let everyone through, he doesn’t want to send anyone home, he always says he means business but he doesn’t at all, he’s lying.
"I might be pushing it by saying I am going to win two years in a row. I’m very competitive and will do the best that I can.
"I think every category is strong in their own right this year so you never know.
"I’m very surprised by the category that Simon has, I think he’s the one to watch."
There are several changes happening in this year's X Factor.
The live weekend shows will be cut from ten to six shows, with acts voted off on both Saturdays and Sundays, while star guests will perform on both nights rather than just the Sunday results show as they did previously.
And in an X Factor first, auditions were even held at Thorpe Park to add excitement to proceedings.
A source told The Sun: "Producers think the unconventional location will create some funny footage.
“They want to get shots of the judges on white-knuckle rides. Ultimately, show bosses are determined to make another star.
“They don’t want the show to be a laughing stock again like it was with Honey G.”
Meanwhile, the controversial theme week jukebox which Dermot spun each Sunday night to reveal the next week's theme has been axed.
Simon said: "All these crazy things we used to do with themes have gone, no more jukeboxes, none of that rubbish this year.
“The public are smart enough to know what’s real, that’s what we are focusing on this year.”
Speaking about this decision to shake up the show, Simon said: “When you’ve done it for 14 years you can’t keep making the same show every year. I think you have to realise what the contestants are in it for, why do so many people enter?
“I think if you just make the same show each year it becomes boring and predictable. So you try and make changes for the better, not everything works but some ideas we’ve got for the live shows are going to be good.”
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