Louis Walsh has revealed he’s hoping to find a new One Direction out of this year’s X Factor.
The former Westlife boss – who is now managing Hometown – said he isn’t afraid of getting a new major boyband from the show.
And the 60-year-old also wants to see if they can find a new Olly Murs, who had been tipped to join the panel before Mel B was selected.
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He said: “We have to find some real stars – that’s our job. We’re looking for a new One Direction, a new Olly Murs.”
Speaking at the launch of the X Factor, Louis also admitted he wants to kill Strictly Come Dancing for good this year.
“We have to make the show the biggest show on TV,” he said at the X Factor auditions in London,” he said.
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“We have to kill that dancing show, the dancing show for older people.”
