The 23-year-old was said to be 'flattered' after Simon asked her to join the show's line-up for upcoming season. She has previously appeared as a guest judge.
A source told the Daily Mirror, ‘Rita was formally offered the 'X Factor' job and was very flattered, but turned it down.'
‘She wants to focus purely on her music and not get distracted by other things. 'She also saw how Jessie J's album struggled after she appeared as a coach on 'The Voice', and thinks the two could be connected.
She's focusing on her career. She's too young in the business and rightfully feels she needs more success in order to judge, which I agree with. But some of you where going to hate if she took the job or not so kick rocks. Plus the jessie j portion was bought up by yahoo, not a quote from Rita, so reading is fundamental.
