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?

The Strictly judge has kindly offered Simon Cowell some advice on fixing the ITV talent show's problems