Mel B 'Has Great Chance' Of Getting X Factor Job
Former Mel B is reportedly getting closer to landing a permanent seat on Nicole Scherzinger or Tulisa's spot on next year's show - and is said to be "ready to come back" to the UK.
A source told the paper: "All her obligations in Australia, where she's been living for two years, come to completion at the end of January."
Mel - who has been mentoring the talent on the Australian version of the show - was a [uuid=3c683135-5b3c-4913-8fab-33ce8704226f]hit with audience and judges[/uuid] alike when she took a guest spot on the panel earlier this year.
And rumours of an X Factor shake-up have been rife after the ratings took a dive.
Nicole Scherzinger has already [uuid=2fa5d4ae-7da2-42c9-85c4-5f3284648fac]hinted that she may quit the show[/uuid], and yesterday Tulisa's dad, Plato Contostavlos, suggested she was [uuid=60fa95bb-4024-4e12-9cc0-29d4e249b802]"bored" with her judging role.[/uuid]
[uuid=52440b59-a391-4181-80ec-003ec4154c8e]SEE PICS FROM THE X FACTOR FINAL[/uuid]