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" He&amp;#039;s been something of a stalwart on the X Factor judging panel, but could Louis Walsh be about to get the boot from Simon Cowell? Rumours are abound that Simon is keen to give the show a big shake-up, and you won&amp;#039;t believe who is alleged to be the judge&amp;#039;s A-list replacement.  Apparently, Robbie Williams tops the list for potential newcomers, as a source explains to the Daily Star Sunday that Simon wants a more &amp;quot;credible&amp;quot; panel. The source said: &amp;quot;Simon is planning major changes for this year&amp;#039;s X Factor and one of them is getting rid of Louis. &amp;quot;It is not 100% finalised yet but Simon knows he needs to make the show current and credible and Louis no longer ticks that box. &amp;quot;It is hard for him personally as they are great friends. But the decision is all but done.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s not just Louis that&amp;#039;s rumoured to face the boot on the talent show, as the source added: &amp;quot;Simon will be coming back but Cheryl [Fernandez-Versini] and Mel [B] have to fight for their seats.&amp;quot;   But, for now, we&amp;#039;ll take these rumours with a hefty pinch of salt. We can&amp;#039;t be the only ones thinking the panel was spot-on in 2014, right? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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