[Matt]

He told us: “I'm thrilled to be back and really looking forward to working with The X Factor team again. The fact that a superstar could just walk out on that stage is very exciting.”

And the big-man himself, Simon Cowell is looking forward to having Gary back as much as us! He said: “It’s great to be able to confirm our first judge for this year’s show. Gary has earned his place and I’m excited to be working with him again.”

http://xfactor.itv.com/2011/news/sto...tem_100312.htm

Shame, I couldn't stand him last year