[EddyEagal]

Well I am confused to be honest. Nicole is great and apparently Simon/Producers all think the same too, so she is safe. Apparently Gary is off next year. Louis will always stay. And Tulisa is getting fired.

So who exactly are Sharon and Cheryl/Danni (It's been reported it's either two of them) replacing? It won't be Nicole. So Tulisa and Gary are being replaced with two females? So a three female one male panel? Louis, Sharon, Nicole and Cheryl/Danni?

It's almost 100% that Sharon is doing X Factor next year. She put on her twitter about it and Danni said in an interview that sharon is looking forward to going back. Can't see Cheryl or Danni ever doing it again because of their issues with Simon.

The panel should be: Louis, Nicole, Sharon and either Simon or an unknown executive... worked for America with LA. Reid as a judge.