A planned series called X Factor All Stars has been axed at the last minute as Cowell struggled to get big name former stars to take part, it is claimed. (Image: WireImage)But at the weekend The X Factor: Celebrity series, which features Nicole Scherzinger as a judge, drew its lowest ratings yet of 3.1 million. The embarrassing figures add to Cowell’s woes as ITV bosses have yet to sign a new contract for X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent next year. But Cowell played down claims of a crisis saying: "When I cancelled my birthday party it was written I was in some sort of crisis mode. The source said: “Simon has really rolled his sleeves up and is determined to make both the current series and X Factor: The Band a big success.

Source: Daily Mirror November 04, 2019 21:56 UTC