Mel B confirmed to return to tonight's X Factor final after being 'deemed well enough'
MEL B will return as a judge in tonight's X Factor final after she missed yesterday's showdown due to illness.
Mel B is set to return to X factor tonight after battling a stomach ulcer
The ITV show confirmed via its Twitter account the former Spice Girl will be taking her seat back on the panel alongside Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.
"Mel B is back on #XFactor tonight. After the hospital discharged her & following medical is deemed well enough for the show," was tweeted from the programme's account.
The 39-year-old pop star fell ill, with an alleged stomach ulcer last week, missing a press conference on Thursday before being taken to hospital.
Doctors advised her not to take part in the final at Wembley Arena where her act, Italian Andrea Faustini, lost his place in the final against Ben Haenow and Fleur East.
X Factor confirmed via Twitter Mel will be appearing in tonight's final show
Mel was replaced by former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos, who described Andrea as "Britain's favourite Italian" and had described his voice as "so amazing".
Student Andrea, 20, yesterday said of Mel:"I want to thank my family and the judges including Mel who has been amazing and a friend."
Speaking to host Dermot O'Leary, about his journey on the show he said: "It's just incredible because I've come so far.
"This has been the most crazy and beautiful experience of my life. I'm just so happy anyway."
Mel was replaced by former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos in last night's show
When asked about what was his best moment on the show he said it was probably the day he travelled from Italy to the UK just to audition for the X Factor.
Andrea said: "Maybe the day when I came here. I wasn't expecting anything.
Tonight's climax of the show is looking to be one of it's "closest ever finals" as finalists Ben Haenow and Fleur East go head-to-head tonight to be crowned this year's winner.
The X Factor final starts tonight on ITV at 8.00pm.
Ben Haenow and Fleur East will go head-to-head in tonight's X Factor final