Cowell plans to bring back Celebrity X Factor

Simon Cowell

He previously called the one-off series of Celebrity X Factor "pointless" and insisted he would never want to do it again, but now music mogul Simon Cowell has changed his mind.

Speaking to The Sun's TV magazine, he admitted, "Celebrity X Factor wasn't one of my favourite shows, but for some reason I do actually want to do it again." Revealing that he already has one contestant in mind, "I'm hoping to mentor David Walliams!"

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