The X Factor UK: Sharon Osbourne injured; Alesha Dixon to guest judge
Recently, we reported that the Britain’s Got Talent judge Dixon was stepping in to replace Nicole Scherzinger for a day of auditions; now, the same thing is happening and Alesha is going to be replacing Sharon Osbourne for a brief period of time.
As for the reason why, this has a thing or two to do with the fact that Sharon recent injured herself, and is still receiving treatment for it. In a statement per the Mirror, here’s what a show spokesperson had to say:
“Unfortunately, Sharon is suffering from niggling back problems following surgery earlier in the year and will be unable to take part in the Edinburgh auditions. Alesha will be guest judging on the panel today.”
This is far from the first time that we’ve seen this sort of turnaround when it comes to the judging panel. It’s fairly often that due to work commitments or something else on the schedule. There have been times when the show’s moved on with just three people in the chairs; in this case, they are lucky to have someone else who is popular and available to step in at a moment’s notice. There has certainly been rumors over the years about Alesha taking a spot on this panel, and we would actually be quite fine with that if it happens. She is enthusiastic, she knows the music industry, and she’s someone who already has a great relationship with Simon Cowell. If we were to have it our way, though, we would like to keep her over on BGT that way it’s a little more special when we see her on TV. It’s almost a little too much Simon with him doing both shows, and he is the face of the operation. Since he’s been at every audition show, that part of the operation has still run fairly smoothly.
If you do want to get some further news right now when it comes to The X Factor, just be sure to head over to the link here! We’re going to have even more news on the show soon, so be on the lookout for that. New episodes will premiere later this summer on ITV. (Photo: ITV.)