Rita: I’ll smash Cowell!

POP babe Rita Ora is set to smash Simon Cowell on a new talent show with a star- studded line- up.

Rita, 26, joins former Spice girl Emma Bunton, 41, and ex Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, 37, for Boy Band.

Hot Right Now star Rita will host while Emma and Nick form pop groups from the show’s hopefuls.

Rita dramatically quit The X Factor amid rumours Simon, 57, shunned her in favour of bringing in Nicole Scherzinger, 38.

An ABC insider said: “Boy Band will be huge. Rita’s on a mission for the show to produce a boy band bigger than One Direction.

“She’s still seething over Simon giving her the cold shoulder.”