Who will replace Simon Cowell on the X Factor?
21st July, 2009
After rumours have emerged that the famous Simon Cowell is going to step down as a judge from the popular reality show X Factor, there has been a lot of speculation of who will replace him.
Whilst there are many celebrities who would like to think they are potential candidates in reality it just isn’t the case. The likes of Kerry Katona who has attempted a singing career and now seeks to do anything that will keep her in the media is being backed by online bookies at 150/1, even Susan Boyle who was on the reality TV show Britain’s got talent has more chance of replacing Simon with odds of 100/1. Pete Waterman plays a respectful role in the music industry and was a judge on Pop Idol which seemed to set the craze for reality singing programmes but even his odds are as long as 80/1.
Some of the biggest names from the industry are in speculation including Britney Spears at 66/1, Kelly Clarkson at 40/1 and Madonna with slightly shorter odds at 20/1.
However, online bookies Paddy Power have released odds on the favourites to replace Simon Cowell. Favourite to take on the high waist trousers is Robbie Williams with odds of 8/1, followed by Victoria Beckham, Lily Allen and Charlotte Church all joint second favourite with odds of 10/1. Others who follow closely are Sharon Osborne and Paula Abdul who have both had previous experience on the show (American and English series) and Will Young who are all joint third favourites with odds of 12/1.
Not long until the show starts but we are still awaiting confirmation from Simon Cowell that he is going to leave the show so he can spend more time concentrating on other aspects of his business!
By Gina
