X Factor To Give Viewers More Say

In an unprecedented decision in the show’s 12 years, the viewers will be given power to decide who mentors each category by casting votes with Twitt

10:00 28 August 2015

Viewers of X Factors are given the power to decide who mentors each category by casting votes with Twitter hashtags. The votes will be counted up category by category and the judge with the most votes will get the first dibs. The one with the least will get whichever category is left.

 

Voting will start during this Saturday’s launch episode and closes next Tuesday. Meanwhile, judges Rita Ora, Simon Cowell, Nick Grimshaw, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will be informed about the results during the six-chair challenge at Wembley Arena, London, also filmed next week.

 

Simon said that Rita is already “obsessed” with the categories. He said: “She’s terrified she’s going to get stuck with one category and someone else is going to get a better one. She’s so competitive, which doesn’t work with me any more, by the way.”