Thursday night, the cast of ‘The X Factor’ U.S. season 3 celebrated the forthcoming show at the official premiere party in West Hollywood at Ciccone Restaurant.
Kelly Rowland stole the spotlight as she continues to do on each red carpet event. The R&B chanteuse kept it simple and toned down in a grey two piece top and matching skirt. Along with Rowland returning judges Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato were joined by newcomer Paulina Rubio to preview select auditions from the latest cycle of Fox’s reality competition.
Cowell thanked Lovato, Rubio and Rowland, dryly describing them as “horrific” before enthusing, “I think this is going to be a really fun series. The whole purpose of making this show is to find a star … the number one movie in the world is [currently] ‘One Direction,’ and it just shows you that you really can live your dreams if you’ve won one of these shows. The fun this year is, are we going to find the next [star]?”
Rowland added, “As you can see, we’re having a wonderful time. Simon has been complete hell to work with, but we love him anyway … We hope that you get to see that and that it comes across this season. We have some really incredible talent and some people that really want this.”
“The X Factor” Season 3 returns with a two-night premiere on Wed., Sept. 11 and Thurs., Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
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