Louis Walsh QUITS X Factor? After 11 years the judge reveals he's 'done with the show'
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Speaking candidly on Irish television, the pop mogul says: "I want to get back to being a manager"
Pop mogul Louis Walsh has revealed he is “done with X Factor” after 11 years on the hit show.
The 62-year-old said he wants to go back to managing acts and expects TV bosses will want to bring in new faces to freshen up the panel.
The X Factor judge also said that Simon Cowell claims all the credit for the former five-piece boyband One Direction.
Speaking on TV3, he said: “I think I’m done with X Factor honestly. My day job is as a manager, I’ve kind of neglected that. I want to get back to being a manager.
“I’m working with Shane Filan, he’s got a new record coming out, and I’m working with Hometown. I’d like to get back to where I started off… I never wanted to be on TV, it just happened.”
He also said that his reason for leaving was due to the X Factor producers, adding that they reportedly think the show needs a shake-up.
He said: “I’ve done 11 seasons. That’s a long time on television. I think they’re going to change it, go for a few new faces.
But while Louis is ready to leave behind his X Factor days, he claims he will never be able to put his music business behind him.
He said: “If you don’t like this business you shouldn’t be in it. You have to be full time, you have to love it.
“I still love it. I still look at the charts, I still buy music, I still go to gigs. It keeps you young.”
The music manager, who was speaking on The Seven O’Clock Show with boyband Hometown, also had a jibe at fellow X Factor judge Cowell.
He said: “Simon takes most of the credit, but Nicole Scherzinger and I were very much involved as well.
“If it hadn’t of worked Simon would have said that it was our idea.
“But [Simon] did press all the buttons. He made it work.”
