Louis Tomlinson Confirmed as Guest Judge on U.K.'s 'The X Factor'

The One Direction member will join Simon Cowell at the judges' houses stage of the competition.

October 3, 2015

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Louis Tomlinson is back to "The X Factor". Following rumors that the show would enlist the boybander to boost its ratings, EW has now confirmed that the British lad is indeed booked to appear as a guest judge on the show that marks the beginning of his band One Direction.

Louis will join Simon Cowell at the judges' houses stage of the singing competition series. He will help the music mogul choose the contestants from his Overs category to be taken to the live shows.

Other guest judges in the stage are Meghan Trainor, Mark Ronson and Jess Glynne. Meghan will help Rita Ora narrow down the contestants in Girls category, Mark will assist Nick Grimshaw in choosing the Boys, and Jess will help Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (formerly known as Cheryl Cole) select the Groups.

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The judges' houses segment will be broadcast the last weekend of October. There were plans to live broadcast the segment from the judges' houses, but due to "logistical and technical reasons" the plans have been scrapped.

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