The Judge Panel On X-Factor Just Got A Whole Lot Cuter

The deal is pretty much complete, and it looks like Simon Cowell is going to be bringing a few old friends on board to join the judge panel of the American version of X-Factor. American Idol pal Paula Abdul, and British X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole, also from British girl group “Girls Aloud”

The two hotties will be joining Simon and Antonio “L.A.” Reid as the 4 judge to complete the American X-Factor judge panel.

With this confirmation, it looks like Simon’s got himself a perfect plan.  He has told people that L.A. Reid was his No. 1 choice for a judge on X-Factor.  But reuniting Paula is a great move considering her abrupt departure from American Idol, which many speculated was due to financial negotiations over her contract.  In addition, Cheryl was apparently broken-hearted when Simon had claimed he only wanted Americans to be the judge on X-Factor.

Maybe Simon was just keeping his own X-Factor up his sleeve in Cheryl Cole.  And being that Simon has such an overbearing personality as a judge, the 3 of them look like they may have a pretty balanced panel.

Are you excited for the show to begin?  Auditions across America have already begun