Originally posted by Rentboy

What nonsense. She's not that important to the show or that relevant in the UK. Look at the plummeting ratings this year.

Gary is fifty times more relevant in the UK than she is. They had to beg him to do a second series as he wasnt intending to. And then he's gonna accept being demoted and moved to another chair for her? Like hell. Its far more likely that he himself just wanted to be more in the thick of things. Or they want to suggest friction between the girl judges. But certainly not Nicole being promoted to head judge..whatever that is. That chair is not head judge chair just coz Simon sat there.