Leona: I'd love to be an 'X Factor' judge

Leona Lewis has revealed that she would love to return to The X Factor as a judge.

The singer, who won the third series of the ITV talent show, said she would like to follow Cheryl Cole from the stage to the judges' desk.

"I still love The X Factor. I Sky Plus every episode. Maybe I could go back on it as a judge. Not yet, but in a few years," she told The Sun.

Lewis added that she does not see herself being as hard with contestants as mentor Simon Cowell.

"I think I'd be a bit lenient - I'd be crying every few seconds, I swear," she said.