October 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The man behind the US X factor, Simon Cowell revealed that the teen sensation Justin Bieber was interested in getting involved with the show despite his busy schedule.

Cowell was speaking to Extra when he said that a famous singer had called on a weekend expressing interest in judging a few episodes of the show. The entire thing was not planned at all and the phone call appeared out of the blue.

There have been a lot of rumors linked to the U.S. version of the popular U.K. based talent show. The names that been considered as the probable judges on the show includes a host of well known stars. The names of Paula Abdul, formerly the mainstay of American Idol, Cheryl Cole as well as Nicole Scherzinger have been doing the rounds as judges of the show which is all set to premiere in September 2011.

Cowell, however, has made it very clear that nothing had been finalized as yet. He said that there has been no one booked for the show yet. He was the only one confirmed so far reports Deadline London. He likened the American show to a blank sheet of paper saying that there has to be no predictions and no promises to the general public about the inclusions in the show. He also promised the press of some surprises saying that while everybody else would be going left, they would go in the opposite direction altogether.

Cowell also expressed his surprise at the popularity that the show still enjoys in his home country, that too after running nonstop for seven long years.

--Sampurn Wire