RIP Grimmy

[Locke.]

From Anton's Metro column

I wasn’t going to let anyone suggest or insinuate that I am fake and unreal and that I am acting for the cameras. You can’t act for those cameras, they are on you 24/7. There is no acting, there is no getting away from them so I did take offence.

The other judges are different because they understood.

At least Simon has developed hundreds of acts through the show and Cheryl is a singer and performer, and of course Rita is the same.

And they didn’t say those things because they know what it takes to stand on that stage. It’s okay to play music on the radio and know lots of pop stars but actually standing there, until you do that… stop talking about it and do it and let me sit where you are and I’ll judge you.

I am not going to allow anyone to bully me.

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[Will.]

yeah I don't want to see Grimmy return next year.

Get Louie or Sharon Osbourne.

And I loved Jess Glyne to replace Rita.

[LukeB]

Yep Nick has been terrible as expected, it's only him I want axed.. never thought I would say this but Louis needs to come back. I do think Nick is trying to be Louis as well to please the public.

[Liam-]

Nick is the second best male judge they've had, apart from him calling Anton fake, he's been surprisingly great, keep him, get rid of Cheryl and bring Dannii back and the panel will be perfect.

[LukeB]

yeah I don't want to see Grimmy return next year.

Get Louie or Sharon Osbourne.

And I loved Jess Glyne to replace Rita.

Louie,Sharon or Danni can replace Nick actually, Simon would be stupid not to axe Nick. He is awful and useless. Rita for me has been the best judge this year.

[Natalie.]

Bring Louis back

[LukeB]

Bring Louis back

it need to go back to

Simon,Cheryl,Danni and Louis the golden judges era

[Will.]

Louie,Sharon or Danni can replace Nick actually, Simon would be stupid not to axe Nick. He is awful and useless. Rita for me has been the best judge this year.

Yeah that would be good!

I'd prefer Rita to stay but I know that Cheryl won't go away.

Cheryl definitely needs a break from the show.

[Will.]

who liked Mel B last year?

[LukeB]

who liked Mel B last year?

Did at first but she got awful. Glad she didn't come back

[rionablue]

From Anton's Metro column



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Bitter bitter sore loser. Delighted he is gone. I am not a huge fan of Nick but he is entitled to his opinion and he was commenting on the emotive element of the song etc rather than the VOCAL Anton can crawl back under whatever rock he came out from

[zakman440]

Nick obviously isn't returning next year - the ratings have gone backwards since his appointment and Simon will be quick to blame him for the decline. Simon will probably bring back Louis (which wouldn't be a bad thing) and may keep Rita, though it wouldn't surprise me if she goes as well. He'll either drop Caroline as co-host (similar to Khloe Kardashian on the US version) which will be a shame to see or try his best to bring back Dermot. Either way, big changes will be made yet again next year with at least one judge losing a chair for Louis.

[zakman440]

who liked Mel B last year?

I actually really liked her! I enjoyed last year's series much more than I'm currently enjoying this one.

[Dominic]

He died?

[Ross.]

who liked Mel B last year?

Apart from some annoying comments at Fleur, I thought she was a pretty decent judge

[Ashley.]

"play music on the radio" shut up Anton

[Will.]

I actually really liked her! I enjoyed last year's series much more than I'm currently enjoying this one.

Same.

[Will.]

I can see Olly being axed instead of Caroline, she'd be far better on her own and she's a lot more professional imo. I've not noticed any mistakes from her in the live shows, she seems more focused and on point presenting live.

Olly needs to present something smaller and he needs to focus on improving, presenting just isn't for him.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nick and his pathetic crush on the dead behind the eyes mason and his bitchy attack on anton have let him down. Nick has no discernible talent so will always be untrusted.

[LukeB]

I enjoyed last year's series much more than I'm currently enjoying this one.

I'm indef tbh because I feel the acts are so much better this year than last years, everyone was meh/boring/no star quality a part from Fleur as she had the whole package. The judges last years were awful, The judges this year seem more happy/better

[Shaun]

"play music on the radio" shut up Anton

Please let us know how else he is entitled to judge talent

[GiRTh]

Wasn't Grimmy signing one of the reasons why Rita signed? If that is true then they were truly desperate. Both have been terrible but Rita can stay as she's a bit more relevant, Grimmy has no right to be on the panel.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rita-ora-admits-best-pal-6313439

[Ashley.]

Please let us know how else he is entitled to judge talent

Are you serious hahahaha

If Grimmy had no music knowledge he wouldn't be on the radio. The radio is definitely MUCH more than just playing a song lmfao

[Samm]

Nick is the worst judge they've ever had.

[Denver]

The whole panel need replacing tbh

[Pete.]

Please can Simon, Mel B, Nicole and Kelly be a panel

[Jack_]

Louis desperately needs to come back next year. Cheryl's expendable to me and I'd rather swap her for Sharon again but she'll be staying no doubt.

Louis and Dermot back and the show is saved. I think the former is almost a given, but hopefully Simon works overtime to try and convince Dermot to return.

Nick is the second best male judge they've had

:umm2: :joker: why are all of your opinions so bloody awful omfg

Are you serious hahahaha

If Grimmy had no music knowledge he wouldn't be on the radio. The radio is definitely MUCH more than just playing a song lmfao

That's not technically true. There are plenty of people who work in speech radio who have no reason to have any extensive musical knowledge and as such don't, and indeed, those who work in music radio but don't host a specialist show and have no control over the stuff they play because it's all from the playlist don't really need that much knowledge either. Radio for the most part is about the links between songs, not the music itself (unless that's what the show is about).

However this doesn't apply to Grimmy as he used to host a specialist show. It's not his lack of/abundance of musical knowledge I care about, it's the fact he has been completely uninteresting as a judge. He's just 'meh'. Considering he replaced one of, if not the most iconic X Factor judge there has been just because Simon thought he'd pull in younger viewers (which he's failed to do), he's been spectacularly bad. Judges on this show need to be one thing, and that's entertaining. That's what this show is about. It doesn't matter how much knowledge or how equipped you are to judge talent, so long as you're entertaining as a judge that's all that matters. And Grimmy isn't.

[Denver]

I disagree that Dermot needs to come back as people won't take back tracking seriously they need a experienced host who knows what there doing.

I'd give it to Davina or Ferne

[reece(:]

Grimmy has absolutely no place on the panel.

[Daniel-X]

No the ideal judging panel are Simon, Sharon, Tulisa, Louis

[LukeB]

Tulisa :omgno:

[LukeB]

I really want it to go back to S5-7 era! those are my top 3 seasons too

Dermot and the judges from those seasons need to come back

[Daniel-X]

Tulisa was a goddess of a judge. She always had brilliant song choices for her acts and her scalping Gary's red wine breath <3

[Denver]

Tulisa is the only mentor to win with a group :idc: she is a legend

[LukeB]

Tulisa was a goddess of a judge. She always had brilliant song choices for her acts and her scalping Gary's red wine breath <3

She flopped with the girls though, the song choices were awful and did not mentor Ella correctly.

[Denver]

She flopped with the girls though, the song choices were awful and did not mentor Ella correctly.

I think every judge would fail Ella as she is a singer/song writer she doesn't sound right doing someone else song

[reece(:]

Tulisa was better in her first season, she was too moody in her 2nd. The Gary lashing served tho.

[Denver]

Tulisa was better in her first season, she was too moody in her 2nd. The Gary lashing served tho.

She didn't want to be there the second season as that's when her problems started

[LukeB]

If she didn't want to be there why did she sign up for it?

[Denver]

If she didn't want to be there why did she sign up for it?

Because she had agreed to it before the problems started and there was no way out

[LukeB]

Because she had agreed to it before the problems started and there was no way out

She didn't have to, it was her choice.. she wasn't hold hostage to be the judge. It would have annoyed them yes but getting another judge wouldn't be hard. Nicole wasn't a perm judge until boot camp.

[Denver]

She didn't have to, it was her choice.. she wasn't hold hostage to be the judge. It would have annoyed them yes but getting another judge wouldn't be hard. Nicole wasn't a perm judge until boot camp.

When she signed she was happy to return but things happened and she couldn't quit so I don't understand where your getting at?

[Liam-]

:umm2: :joker: why are all of your opinions so bloody awful omfg


Well that's polite.

[LukeB]

When she signed she was happy to return but things happened and she couldn't quit so I don't understand where your getting at?

She could quit though :laugh: it was her choice to stay

[Denver]

She could quit though :laugh: it was her choice to stay

She was contracted you can't just break a contract

[Amy Jade]

Anton is a bitter loser, he knew from his first audition who was judging him and he never had an issue until the feedback wasnt praise.

Glad he's gone.

[Raph]

Definitely, he's a terrible judge/mentor and what even is he.

Ideally i'd want: Simon, Cheryl, Dannii and Louis back :)

[Amy Jade]

She didn't have to, it was her choice.. she wasn't hold hostage to be the judge. It would have annoyed them yes but getting another judge wouldn't be hard. Nicole wasn't a perm judge until boot camp.

That's not necessarily true. If she signed a 2 year contract if she refused to return to fill the contracted agreement they could sue her

[LukeB]

Definitely, he's a terrible judge/mentor and what even is he.

Ideally i'd want: Simon, Cheryl, Dannii and Louis back :)

:worship: back to the golden era

[Jack_]

Well that's polite.

I was jesting to be fair, and that is only my opinion as well...but still :laugh:

[erinp5]

Grimmy hit a nerve with Anton and Anton showed his true self imo.

[Jordan.]

Bitter much? Whether people like it or not he's a DJ on one of the biggest radio stations in the UK so he's entitled to judge whatever 'stars' are next to come from this show. He knows Anton wouldn't be relevant or have a pop career after the show and he didn't lie.

[Vicky.]

She was contracted you can't just break a contract

Pretty sure you can. Just you don't get a payday from it

[Vicky.]

Also I quite like Nick tbh.

If xfactor is back next year though I really want it back to Simon, Louis and Sharon.

[LukeB]

Pretty sure you can. Just you don't get a payday from it

Yeah this,any job you sign a contract.. perm,temp etc and you can hand in your notice at any time can't you? you just don't get money and it looks bad on you.

[Amy Jade]

Yeah this,any job you sign a contract.. perm,temp etc and you can hand in your notice at any time can't you? you just don't get money and it looks bad on you.

It depends on the contract. I'm not sure the average contract to stock shelves in Tesco will be as iron tight as a contract to front one of the biggest shows on UK TV

[Vicky.]

It depends on the contract. I'm not sure the average contract to stock shelves in Tesco will be as iron tight as a contract to front one of the biggest shows on UK TV

I can't see any way they could force her to do it if she didn't want to though. I mean, if she was really that bothered she could claim illness or something if it came to that. Could get away with it recently too..poor girl. Can tell shes not well.

[LukeB]

It depends on the contract. I'm not sure the average contract to stock shelves in Tesco will be as iron tight as a contract to front one of the biggest shows on UK TV

We actually don't know but I still don't think anyone is forced against their will to stick with the job when they signed the contract. However I do think she wanted to be there though but wasn't the same person as she was in her first season.

[LukeB]

I can't see any way they could force her to do it if she didn't want to though. I mean, if she was really that bothered she could claim illness or something if it came to that. Could get away with it recently too..poor girl. Can tell shes not well.

Or she could have gone sack me etc Cheryl got the sack after signing the contract. She wanted to be there otherwise they would have done something.

[Vicky.]

FFS I thought this was about cheryl as I hadnt read the first page and have seen rumours that cheryl didnt want to do the show this year

Still stands though, they cannot MAKE her work on the show as soon as she decides she doesn't want to. She would have to give up her fee though.

[LukeB]

FFS I thought this was about cheryl as I hadnt read the first page and have seen rumours that cheryl didnt want to do the show this year

Still stands though, they cannot MAKE her work on the show as soon as she decides she doesn't want to. She would have to give up her fee though.

I have not seen this rumour :laugh: I'm quite shocked if this is true because she looks really happy this year as she looked miserable and bitchy last year.

I thought any judge could speak to the boss whatever about how they are feeling and come to a mutual agreement. That year they had guest judges so i don't think it would have been hard to find another replacement.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Grimmy hit a nerve with Anton and Anton showed his true self imo.

yes erin there is truth in that

[Denver]

We actually don't know but I still don't think anyone is forced against their will to stick with the job when they signed the contract. However I do think she wanted to be there though but wasn't the same person as she was in her first season.

Tell that to the contestant who sign contracts but So!on won't release them from it.