Simon Cowell Talks About X-factor New Judge

Business music mogul employed BBC Radio One DJ Nick Grimshaw and former “The Voice” coach Rita Ora to join himself and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini on the ITV show for 2015, and he hasn't regretted the decision.

Simon Cowell has said it 'just felt right' when he started working with the new line-up of X Factor judges.

"It didn't feel like judges for hire. It really felt like they were interested in the show and more importantly, they were interested in the contestants," Simon revealed. "I have to credit Nick with this, he has a fantastic energy. People have always said to me that he's like everyone's best friend and I didn't work it out until I met him."

He added: "He's like a really friendly dog, really friendly, he always wants to be stroked and be happy. There's not a bad side to him or an ego, he just really likes people and that's when I figured out what his role was on the panel."

Simon also said that Rita "belongs" with The X Factor after she left her position as a coach on BBC rival show The Voice to join the judging panel in June.

"It did make me laugh when I thought about getting Rita onto the show. We did have her first!" Simon explained, referring to Rita's stint as a guest judge on The X Factor in 2012. "She was a very different girl back then, it was one of the first things she did and she was very shy, she was good, but not the Rita we have today.

"When I saw her on The Voice a couple of years later it was like, 'How come they've got her? I wanted her.' I met her at the Brits and I asked her what happened, she said I didn't ask her. I said, 'I did, and to make it clear, I'm asking you again.'