Olly Murs & Caroline Flack To Present The Xtra Factor

The 2009 XF finalist will host the spin-off show instead of Konnie Huq...

11:55, Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Olly Murs and Caroline Flack have been announced as the new presenters of The Xtra Factor.

The X Factor star, who came second to Joe McElderry on the show in 2009, will be swapping the stage for the sofa after being confirmed along with Flack to replace Konnie Huq on the XF spin-off show.

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The news was announced via the show's Twitter account, stating: "@carolineflack1 and Olly Murs @ollyofficial confirmed as hosts on Xtra Factor! #xfactor (sic)"

Flack, who has previously presented I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here's sister show on ITV2, also took to the social networking site to tell her followers of the news, posting: "Thankyou all so much..en route to Birmingham now for first auditions...xx,"

She added: "It does mean I'm sadly leaving the jungle. But had two fab years with the best team and only have incredible memories!! Xxxxx"

Olly, who has had a number one single with his debut track, Please Don't Let Me Go, also seemed happy about his new job, stating: "I'm so excited to be joining the Xtra Factor with Caroline."

The 26-year old continued: "The X Factor is the show that put me where I am so I'm chuffed to be involved again - this time to work on it from the other side and see some new stars coming through."

Murs then tweeted: "YES as you know already...I'm confirmed on Xtra Factor! Co-hosting it! Proper excited about it! Off down for auditions in Birmingham! NOW!!"

The likes of Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh and Radio One's Matt Edmondson were also linked to the Xtra Factor role, with Matt joking on Twitter: "Got my bag packed, train tickets booked to Birmingham, copy of Simon's autobiography! Can't wait!... What's that you say? OLLY MURS?!??!?! Thank God I'm still in the running for Countdown."

Olly and Caroline will now join XF judges, Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos in Birmingham today for the first of the UK auditions.

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