Simon Cowell reveals what's on The X Factor judges' riders
Wow!
Last updated 1st Sep 2017
We can't wait until the new series of The X Factor starts on Saturday night. It’s the ultimate comfort telly. However, if Simon Cowell can be trusted then it seems like some of the judges have taken rather more convincing to turn up for the show at all.
According to the big boss, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh in particular have some rather extreme demands in their riders.
At the show's launch event on the 30th August he told a national newspaper, "Their riders are outrageous – I sign off on them!"
When Sharon said that hers was only "a bag of bl**dy almonds and a bottle of water," he responded, "We have to hire a fleet of aeroplanes to fly you in."
Sharon then responded, "I wish. I wish my plane could follow yours. Your rider – it makes Mariah’s Carey look sad. JLo, eat your bl**dy heart out."
Turning to Louis, Simon then said, "Mine is very basic: water and a hairdryer. Louis’ isn’t far behind yours Sharon – he has to have a cosmetic doctor on 24 hour standby within 10 miles of whatever venue we’re filming in.
"That is true. 24 hours. That didn’t happen 14 years ago."
We think Simon might be stretching the truth a bit, there!
The X Factor crew then all turned on Simon, with Nicole Scherzinger chipping in, "Simon’s got a whole long rider", with Dermott O'Leary adding, "He likes a lot of citrus based fruit – he likes a satsuma."
There was clearly a lot of banter flowing around yesterday, as Louis also made a rather sassy jab at Nicole, claiming she lied about her age.
The X Factor is back on our TV screens tomorrow (2nd September) and the official photos for the new series have been released, check out the gallery below:
Judges backstage
We also look back at all of the winners so far: