New 'X Factor' "will be Cowell's last"

[Luna]

Simon Cowell has declared that the upcoming second series of The X Factor will be his last, The Sun reports today.

Although the music mogul anticipates that the show - produced by his own TV company, Syco - will continue to a third installment in 2006, he intends to to step down from the judging panel.

Asked if there would be a third series, Cowell replied: "Probably yes, but not with me on it."

Fellow judge Sharon Osbourne is apparently following suit, taking two years off from next year.

Cowell has previously hinted that he is considering quitting TV altogether over fears that the public are tiring of him.

[Luna]

Dont know about anyone else but i wil miss him and it wont be the same without him

[Bad Wolf]

this series should be the end of the whole thing!

[Luna]

Yeah if he's not going to continue it really wont be the same. He is the reason most people watch it.

[Layne]

yeh its like Simon is the X factor!! Well not literally,but you no what i mean! Him and Sharon NEED to be in it!

[true.moon]

wont be the same without him

[Abi]

If he aint going to be a judge, then they might as well not bother doing any more. It would be rubbish without him. I mean come on, Louis or whatever his name is, is never going to be even a gram as good and funny as Simon

[Treacle]

Oh it won't be the same without him :mad:

[Jojo]

I think its coming to the end of its life span and without Simon, it should do. It won't be the same and lets think - who are Will Young, Gareth Gates and other previous winners - with music tastes changing all of the time, it makes it difficult for the winner to stay on top and must be pretty soul destroying for the winner to sell less than the second placed (Steve B and G4) IMO

[Abi]

The only people that have done any good from a reality music show are Girls Aloud, and Liberty X i guess. Looking at how many there have been, 2 isn't that good

[Jojo]

And Girls Aloud only release covers and Liberty X was the losers - I would only class Liberty X as the good ones out of all of them and they're the only ones not to be managed by any of the X Factor bods (Nathan Moore managed them, don't know if he still does though)

[Abbie]

i hate to say it but it wont be the same without him

[Behemoth]

If he's quitting then they should get Nigel Lythgoe to do it, the one that did the original Popstars. He's the original Mr Nasty.

[Abi]

I liked Nigel. They should sack Lewis, and replace him with Nigel, then watch the fireworks between him and Simon comense

[Behemoth]

Lol, you mean Louis?

[Abbie]

has anyone else heard that michelle for BB5 is rumoured to have reached the last 50

[willow]

has anyone else heard that michelle for BB5 is rumoured to have reached the last 50

oh no!!! i hope not!!