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Dermot O'Leary says Gary Barlow will leave the X Factor

X Factor host Dermot O'Leary has claimed Gary Barlow will quit the programme after its next series.

The TV talent show is due to hit screens again soon but it seems the Take That man will bow out after its conclusion in the winter.

Speaking at the premiere of One Direction's new film This Is Us on Tuesday (August 20), presenter O'Leary said that rumours of Simon Cowell returning for X Factor's next series wouldn't affect Barlow because he won't be there. The TV man said:

"If Simon [Cowell] comes back, the dynamic would be very different. Gary [Barlow] wouldn't be there - he'll be leaving at the end of this year."

A spokesman for the show, however, said: "We are currently focusing on the forthcoming 10th series, and no decisions will be made on next year's judging panel line-up until further down the line."

X Factor stalwart Louis Walsh recently confirmed he would also quit the show after the upcoming series, although he has now suggested that he would rethink his plans if Cowell came back.

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Gary Barlow on the X Factor below: