West End and Broadway actor Alexander Hanson performed as Cowell in a recent workshop to try out the show's material

The comedian has returned to his judging role alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon for the show's seventh series

Here's your first glimpse of The X Factor meets The Great British Bake Off - starring Carol Vorderman, Anne Harrison, Loyd Grossman, Tom Parker Bowles and Stacie Stewart

It's a dog's life - and the Britain's Got Talent-winning pooch and his owner Ashleigh will star in a film about it

There's speculation that 2013 could be the last we see of the talent shows on mainstream TV - but ITV and Cowell need each other, says Tim Glanfield

This act is on fire - quite literally. And Simon Cowell could be very impressed...

Over the Top Productions will see the X Factor guru becoming involved in genres beyond his trademark talent shows

Meanwhile, there's still a chance for those who think they have the talent to impress the judges as an extra audition date is added

From a teenage romance with music mogul Simon Cowell to conversations with a coconut named Boris, here's the lowdown on the top eighties supermodel

Has the X Factor boss been wooing Cheryl ahead of a return to the judging panel in place of Tulisa?