X Factor 2017: Simon Cowell SLAMS choreographer in explosive on air rant - 'Fire them!'
SIMON COWELL hit out at a member of The X Factor team live on air during last night's episode after he was left unimpressed by one singer's dance moves and told him to "fire" his choreographer.
The X Factor: Simon Cowell FIRES choreographer
Leon Mallett had just performed Daft Punk's Get Lucky while wearing a gold and black bomber jacket.
However, having missed last weekend's episodes, Simon was not impressed with what The X Factor team had produced.
Simon asked: "Leon, how are you? Why didn't you like the song?" prompting Leon to explain: "I don't know, I was a little bit worried about it. Obviously it's not originally a Latin sort of song."
The head judge then replied: "You know, I think the song quite worked. Have you had choreography during the week?" as Leon confessed that he had.
The X Factor 2017: Simon Cowell FIRES choreographer live on air in explosive rant
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Fire the choreographer!
Flabbergasted, 58-year-old Simon gasped: "Yes? You have? Right. Can I be honest with you? Fire the choreographer!
"Because you at your age do not need choreography. It's ridiculous! It's dated. It should be… and your jacket doesn't work either.
"You're a good looking guy, you've got a good voice. What I want to feel from you is that everything you're doing up there is you."
He added: "You do not need someone to tell you how to move or dance or what to wear that doesn't suit you.
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"You have to own it, you have to have fun. You looked a little bit puppety but I like you. I really do like you."
Viewers instantly took to social media, with one fan tweeting: "Simon always talk sense. Leon just do not listen to Louis. Listen to yourself and fire the choreographer! #XFactor."
"Simon Cowell to a contestant fire the choreographer and lose the jacket, they are all hired by Simon," posted another, as a third wrote: "Fire your own choreographer then Simon #xfactoruk."
A fourth added: "'Fire the choreographer... lose the jacket' Simon's on one tonight #XFactor."
The X Factor continues tomorrow on ITV at 7.05pm.