Rita Ora assures 'X Factor' contestants 'I'm just starting too'
Published May 28 2012, 12:52 BST | By Daniel Sperling
X Factor UK guest judge Rita Ora has assured contestants that she is "just like" them ahead of her debut at the London auditions.The 'R.I.P.' singer, who will join Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh at today's (May 28) try-outs in the capital, tweeted that she too is still trying to make a name for herself in the music industry.
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"IM HERE...... I CANT BREATHE!" she wrote. "X-FACTOR..... IM JUST LIKE YOU REMEMBER THAT. IVE JUST STARTED TOO IM HERE TO HELP (sic)."
Ora has taken over from previous guest judges Geri Halliwell and Leona Lewis, who saw hopefuls in Liverpool and weekend auditions in London respectively.
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The 'Hot Right Now' singer has been tipped to join The X Factor on a permanent basis, with a source saying the job is "hers to lose".
Guest panellists have been drafted in after Kelly Rowland quit The X Factor and Dannii Minogue reportedly rejected a £1m offer to return.
Completely agree Flo, however Simon said that he wanted Kelly back, however it was the ITV execs that messed everything up.
May 29th 2012 at 9:39pm
Reading this makes me think I'm really gonna miss Kelly's FINE ass on this show. If Rita, Geri or God forbid Sinitta does get the job (probs won't but you never know) X factor is officially done in my book.
May 29th 2012 at 1:22am
If you're just like them what gives you the skill to judge them?
May 28th 2012 at 4:54pm
What a shambles. What was wrong with Kelly Rowland? I'm sure she was driven out of the show
May 28th 2012 at 2:38pm(+2 likes)
I agree it seems like Kelly wanted the job but they didn't want her so they fraustrated her until she gave up. I guess they were so sure that Dannii would drop everything and come running. Not sure why when she became their punching bag when Cheryl joined and was then basically shoved out in 2011 - oh and there was also Simon's book! Can't imagine why she didn't jump at the offer. This is a shambles created by Simon and so called x factor / ITV executives.
May 28th 2012 at 6:43pm