Rita Ora ‘burgled by professional gang linked to Simon Cowell raid’

The TV and music mogul’s $56 million (£35 million) home in west London was targeted by a thief who struck on 4 December (15) as Simon slept upstairs with girlfriend Lauren Silverman. “I don’t want to feel too much like a victim here because this happens to thousands of people every, bloody day”. “Now I have dogs that bark”.

“I think people miss the small rooms, so I think we’re going to go back to the small rooms next year”, he exclusively told Yahoo Celebrity at the X Factor final red carpet event on Thursday.

One theory being explored is that the burglar used council planning applications, available online, to study the property’s layout while plotting the early morning break-in.

The singer was out at the time but a relative was said to have slept through the overnight burglary at her £1.3 million house in Brent, north-west London.

“Of course she’s scared about her safety and the safety of her family”, they said. ‘Usually Squiddly, Diddly and Freddie never stop barking – but this is the first time they didn’t make a sound’.

The news will be hard to hear for Nick, after receiveing reassurance from Simon earlier on this year. I’m not talking any chances. She is said to be shaken and has ramped up security since the incident. He added: ‘Sometimes, when I did auditions years ago, I’d see her sitting in the audience.

The current series of the X Factor hasn’t even finished yet but show boss Simon Cowell is already thinking about the 2016 series.

It has also been suggested that dance duo Reggie N Bollie may perform with 90s garage star Craig David, although some are still holding out for an appearance by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini who, as their mentor, danced with the boys on a previous episode upsetting some of the viewing public who deemed the action inappropriate. “They sound a lot bigger than they are”.