The Fact is this show is so off key

Speaking of tired old formulas there is a serious sense of deja-vu at X Factor this season. This weekend it’s judges’ houses and Cheryl – who vowed NEVER to return to the judging panel after her US fiasco – is back on the couch with Simon Cowell. The pair are in the south of France to whittle down his six groups to three ahead of the live shows. Cheryl (who has decided it’s easier to go without a surname these days apparently) shows off her post-baby figure as she critiques Jack & Joel, Rak-su, The Cutkelvins, Sean & Conor Price, Lemonade and New Girl Band. Hers is not the only famous – and familiar – face helping judges Simon, Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh this weekend.