Sharon Osbourne spotted with Cowell and Walsh

Sharon Osbourne has been pictured with Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh at the Arts Club in Mayfair, London sparking rumours of her return to the X Factor.

It has been rumoured for sometime that Cowell was looking to bring back Osbourne to the X Factor to ‘save the show’ falling a fall in ratings over the years. Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh were the original judges on the ITV show for three series.

“The first three series relied solely on genuine British talent and a chemistry between the judges that simply hasn’t been there since Sharon left.” – ‘source’ speaking to The Sun newspaper

Sharon was last at the judging table in 2007 and quit following a series of rows with Dannii Minogue. Cheryl Cole was then brought in but both Cole and Minogue left after the 2010 finale.

In 2011 Simon Cowell left to launch the American version on FOX which affected the show’s ratings. He signed up Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos and Kelly Rowland. Kelly only last one series. It had been reported last year that Cowell was ‘close’ to signing Minogue back to the show, however she pulled out.

Nicole Scherzinger was signed at the last minute and went on to prove popular with fans of the show, going on to win with her act James Arthur.