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LOUIS Walsh is set for a return to The X Factor as it bids to woo back older viewers.

The 63-year-old, sacked from the ITV show last year, has flown to LA for talks with show boss and best pal Simon Cowell.

He is set to replace outgoing judge Nick Grimshaw, 31, to help lure back older viewers who have deserted to BBC’s Strictly. A show source said: “Simon didn’t really want Louis to go in the first place.

“He’s doing all he can to sign him for the next series. Louis is up for it. Simon wants an older person back after admitting last year’s series was too youthful, which might have made more people go to Strictly.”

Louis was sacked after 11 years but nearly returned as a fifth judge in the last series as ratings plummeted.

The Sun on Sunday revealed last week how One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, 24, had ruled himself out as Grimshaw’s replacement.

The new series will see Olly Murs and Caroline Flack replaced by former host Dermot O’Leary. An X Factor spokesman said: “No decisions have been taken on the panel for this year.”

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Brilliant news - now all we need to do is wait for the official conformation of the rest of the panel.