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Monday December 15, 2008

Simon Cowell has hinted that he will quit the X Factor after the next series – because he finds it exhausting filming the hit ITV show plus American Idol and Britain’s Got Talent.

The music mogul – who recently split from his longtime love Terri Seymour – is finding his filming schedule tough – and also hinted that fellow judge Dannii Minogue may choose to walk after this series.

He says, “It looks like I’m only going to be doing it until 2010. I’ve really felt it this year. When you do three shows a year it’s tiring and something’s got to give.

“I’m contracted to do one more series and then I’ll make a decision. I’ll see how I feel in the New Year.

“I’m going to sit down in January and ask everyone if they want to come back on the show – because I’m not sure everyone does.

“Dannii and I have genuinely never discussed her coming back. I’ve not sat down with anyone and discussed coming back—including her.

“If Dannii says no then there’s always someone new, and that applies to everyone.”

He added, “I don’t think she was hurt about me sitting next to Cheryl. I think with the new person you’ve got to sit next to them and guide them through the show – that’s the only reason I sat next to Cheryl.

“Dannii has been incredibly emotional and has cried a lot but I think there’s nothing the show has done that’s driven her to that. She’s just an emotional person. I think she gets very stressed about the artists but I like that. I think you should care about your artists.

“There’s no doubt that when Cheryl came on-board the show changed. It just became exciting, it felt different. She bought a different energy to it, she made us better and it felt like the show was starting again.

“I think it’s very important that when you’re making a show in London that you remember a vast amount of your audience live in the north of England.”