Simon Cowell has confirmed that Mariah Carey will have a role to play in the US version of The X Factor.
Following what feels like years of constant speculation over who will be employed in any fashion for the show, Cowell has said that the currently eight months pregnant Carey won't be a regular judge but may be "the judge of the judges" telling a Washington radio station that "she'll be involved in some form. I literally adore her. I love her to bits".
In other X Factor-based news, Cowell has confirmed he won't be a judge on the UK version of the show.