Steve Jones and Nicole Scherzinger Axed From X Factor

“The X Factor” is getting a makeover, from head to toe. U.K. TV personality Steve Jones won’t be returning as host for the second season of “The X Factor,” along with judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. Jones confirmed the bad news via Twitter, telling fans what a ‘shame’ it is that he won’t be hosting the show again.
Yesterday evening, Jones announced on his Twitter page:

“I wont be hosting next seasons XFactor which is a shame but I cant complain as I’ve had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show.”

But Jones shouldn’t feel too bad about getting axed from the talent show, because, he’s not alone. Cowell’s dear friend Abdul, who sat beside him for years and years on “American Idol“, also got cut, along with crybaby Scherzinger.
It seems that the only people who will be returning to the show are show creator Cowell and music producer L.A. Reid.
Cowell, like the gentleman that he is, issued a statement concerning the dismissal of his peers:

“We had a lot of fun making the show together, and importantly, we found some real talent and stars. You do develop friendships with the people you work with, and Paula, in particular, is a very close friend, and I expect to be working with her on another project in the near future. I’m sure all three are going to have massive success in what they do next, but not is the time to thank them all for everything they did last year.”

Now the big question is, who will be replacing this trio? And why did Cowell feel the need to redo his talent show after just one season?
Maybe Cowell’s expectations for the show were just too high. Maybe he thought that the “American Idol” viewers would switch over to “X Factor” just because he quit the show. Well, he was wrong. “American Idol” is still the highest viewed show on TV despite other similar shows like “The X Factor” and NBC’s “The Voice.”
During its first season, “X Factor” averaged 12.6 million viewers, a good number, but still way below “Idol.” There’s still no word on who will replace Jones, Scherzinger or Abdul, but we’ll be on the look out.