Nicole offered 'huge pay rise' to return
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X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger will be back on The X Factor UK next year, at least if Simon Cowell gets his way.
The Pussycat Doll has proved a hit with viewers and impressed bosses by taking two of her acts all the way to the final.
However Nicole recently revealed she may not be returning, claiming: “I’m really glad I did the show. I don’t know if I’ll come back next year. End on a high, right?”
Wanting to focus on her music career, the singer has already recorded her new single Boomerang for release in the new year, and hopes that her new fans from the show will help it do well.
She said: “This year has changed my life. As an artist, it’s put into perspective what I want, how to go about it.
“People have made me so comfortable and I have to thank you.”
However insiders say X Factor boss Simon is keen to get Nicole back, and will offer her a “huge pay rise” to get her to commit.
An X Factor source told the Daily Mail: “Nicole has had a phenomenally successful year. She has established herself as part of the X Factor family.
“Simon is prepared to pull out all the stops to make sure she comes back, including offering her a huge pay rise. She has been a revelation, by far and away the most popular judge.”
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Don't quote me on this, but I think a pay increase for a judge returning for a second year is the norm. When Cheryl filed her lawsuit against XF:USA the published paperwork shows that her contract signed before the first series promised a guaranteed payrise for the second. (I think it was $400k, but it may be a little less or more I can't remember the precise figure).
She'll be putting in for more money, more wardrobe, and a guest singer spot on next year's XF USA to promote any single she has.
Simon paid 30 times as much for Britney, and look what a disaster she's been, so he'll have to open his cheque book wide for a successful judge.
Satisfying to know the master manipulator can be manipulated back, isn't it.
this. however, i think she was the best thing about the last series by far.
If Britney has taught anyone anything it's that paying a lot of money for a judge won't guarantee anything. This is the one year where I think it would be foolish for any of the 4 judges to make a play for bigger money because there has to be a real chance that they all lose their jobs as part of a complete overhaul for next year. While I think Nicole has a good chance of being asked back, I don't think it's set in stone by any means.
The word "chump" does spring to mind reading this post.
Err what? Unless I'm missing something most of the money ITV makes is from advertising which pays all of their staff, including judges on The X Factor. I think you're confusing it with the BBC
For mentor or singer, winning the X-Factor is like winning the Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
maybe they are just sending "feelers" to the girl... to see if she'll bite this early...
i was wondering as well...
Nicole has by far been this years most popular judge, and in terms of star names she is about as big as they're going to get. Noone with a thriving career is going to come anywhere near the show. I'm also expecting them to secure her first to avoid losing her at the prospect of Cheryl returning and falling into another Kelly/Dannii situation, and then Cheryl can be given a 'take it or leave it' offer. I expect much of the thought behind Simon wanting Cheryl back is to have Cheryl & Nicole on the same panel.
This year it was all left until the last minute and it all just became an unprofessional mess which was a PR disaster for the show. I'd put that partly down to the huge fall in ratings, there was a lot of negativity surrounding it before it even started.
You think we DON'T pay for ITV do you?
What a maggot this guy.
cheryl`s spokesperson has rubbished the most recent reports that she is set to return to the show. also, she is suing the us version of the show, so its looks unlikely that is going to happen.
I'd quite like to see all four judges replaced actually, although this is probably very unlikely to happen. I love the show but it could definitely do with some drastic changes to freshen things up.
She has been popular... in a series which has been dismally unpopular. There's an argument for taking nothing forward from this year. While I'd agree she was the best of the four, I don't see that she'd be a particular loss. These shows launched without "stars" and recent history suggests that these supposed stars aren't delivering audiences on either side of the Atlantic.
They definitely need to be more organised next year. But something clearly went wrong along the road with this years show. With no big changes and big losses towards the end of last years series it was inevitable that the premiere would be lower. But it should have levelled out as the series progressed and it didn't at all, in fact the situation got an awful lot worse. By the middle of the live shows they were down 25% on the year before which in turn was down 20% on the year before.
I'm not saying Nicole is solely responsible (or even slightly) for the decline. But she sure didn't help. And she's not essential in any way shape or form so she could well go.
All very well put.
A lot of the cause of the decline is that the judges offer nothing in terms of substantial criticism or praise; just sound bites. "That was great, well done, you're gonna be in the final, you went out there and you gave it your all"...Zzzzz. We learn nothing about actual singing and choreography, so there is no real incentive to keep watching.
It has also fallen between two stools. It wants to be achingly hip (throwing a few dubstep riffs onto the backing tracks for James Arthur, Tulisa on the panel) but it will never have credibility among that audience. If someone like Annie Mac was asked to be a judge, who would be really credible, she'd probably say no.
The attempt at the new direction alienates the traditional MOR Chris Maloney audience, not to mention the bullying.
The X-Factor is left then with only One Direction/Union J tweenie followers and precious little else.
3 acts in the final 3?
That`s the BBC Sweetie