Cheryl Cole has apparently been given the boys aged 16-24 (bet they’re over the moon) and is taking them to sunny Marrakech to whittle down her six potential stars to just three for the live shows.
We’ve heard that Dannii Minogue will be gunning for victory with the 16-24 girls and will be winging her way to the United Arab Emirates with them.
Rumour has it Simon Cowell will be looking after the over 25s and is taking the wrinklies to Los Angeles to train them for fame.
And Louis Walsh has allegedly got the groups. No surprises there, however for once they’re not heading to beautiful yet rain sodden Ireland, but to Tuscany.
Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
And there’s more. Supermodel Kate Moss is set to help pick the finalists, according to the jungle drums. She’s apparently a huge fan of the show and will be dropping in at one of the judge’s houses to help them make a decision.
We didn’t realise that dating a succession of pop stars made you able to judge who was going to make it.
Also, Madonna and Robbie Williams are rumoured to be acting as mentors to lucky contestants on the show. Wowzers.
Brian Friedman, the show’s choreographer let the news slip and furthermore claimed that Simon Cowell has hired Whitney Houston and Rihanna to perform.
It’s shaping up to be quite a year.