Cowell: 'Louis will have a horrible time'

Simon Cowell has said that Louis Walsh will have a "horrible" time on this year's X Factor.

He confirmed to the Capital FM Breakfast Show that he and Walsh will again be joined by Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole after all four judges signed up for the upcoming series.

Regarding the shift to a live audience for auditions, Cowell said: "Louis is going to have a horrible time because nobody is going to agree with him and I think he is going to find it difficult.

"The girls are going to love it because they are like peacocks, those two, they want to be on show."

Cowell refused to comment on media reports of the judges' varying salaries for the programme.