X Factor judges Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos are not guaranteed to return to the show next series, it has been reported.
Louis Walsh is currently the only judge guaranteed a place on the X Factor panel next year after Simon Cowell privately told' ITV bosses he definitely wants Walsh to stay
An X Factor source told the Daily Star: 'Louis is the only judge who has been verbally offered a deal.
'Despite all the reports that he has been sacked, he is 100 per cent nailed on to be back - if he wants the job.'
As previously reported on Gigwise, Gary Barlow hinted that he may not return to the X Factor next year.
Speaking to the Mirror Barlow revealed: "I'm taking some time off next year to remind myself who my children are and what their names are. Next year doesn't even feel like it's approaching."