After all the rumours and speculation, ITV has confirmed that The X Factor will be returning for two more years.
So two more years of embarrassing auditions, cringe-inducing live performances, and last year’s winner returning to the the stage to perform their new single.
Who was last year’s winner again?
The reality singing competition show has been running for 11 series and has seen viewing figures fall over the years.
However a spokesperson for Syco confirmed via Twitter that ‘The X Factor will not be rested in 2017’.
The show has been hit with various pieces of bad press in recent months including former host Dermot O’Leary publicly admitting that the show needs a break.
He told the Radio Times: ‘If I was Simon I’d take [The X Factor] off air for a year. I’d rest it, and… Read the full story