Louis Walsh ‘rejects I’m A Celebrity payday for X Factor return’

Gary Barlow spent his entire time on the “X Factor” panel banging on about how important it was to showcase “authentic” talent, then sending Frankie Cocozza out in a vest top to perform the Black Eyed Peas song “I Gotta Feeling”.No ta, Gary. Well, the idea of a fifth judge has been rumoured for a couple of years now, and it could be put into action this year in a bid to boost ratings.

Instead, the good news is about music – Holly Johnson, the agency’s head of business development, happens to be one of the hopefuls in ITV’s X Factor 2015.

So it is little surprise Louis Walsh is reportedly keen to return to the show – even though he was replaced months ago.

Recent speculation focused on whether Walsh (63) would take up a place as a fifth judge on the X Factor panel.

Ant and December present I’m A Celebrity…

But they soon realised they had made a mistake after Rita told Simon she believed they had made an error of judgement and the X Factor boss agreed.

The insider added: “He can earn a six-figure sum making a comeback on X Factor which doesn’t involve eating bugs or doing any terrible tasks of trials”.

He’s certainly in demand again!

“Well, I don’t really know”.

Speaking on the Red Carpet of the Pride of Britain awards in London last night, Simon Cowell admitted that the next few weeks are going to be interesting, and we only assume that is both for us as viewers, and for the execs behind the scenes. “I think there is a chance”.

Is Simon missing Louis?

“Simon said the door was open for me months ago”.

Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw are the judging panel, but there has been a lukewarm reception for the 2015 additions.