X Factor judges squabble over seating plans and dressing rooms

The X Factor’s live shows may be starting tomorrow but there are reportedly still last minute feuds afoot between the judges.

According to the Mirror, the foursome - Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh - are squabbling over seating on the judging panel and over dressing rooms backstage.

A source told the newspaper that it’ll be near impossible to keep everyone happy: “Dannii is fuming she is placed next to Louis. The pair are well known for their disagreements and both are not keen on having to sit next to each until Christmas.

“Louis doesn’t want to sit beside Dannii because of all the stuff he said about her last week - and he won’t talk to her because he is loyal to his close pal Sharon Osbourne.

“Simon wants Cheryl beside him - but she wants to sit beside Louis!

“So who knows what’s going to happen by Saturday night. However it turns out, the two guys will be sitting apart.”

And backstage, there is more disagreements over who should get the second biggest dressing room at Fountain Studios, vacated when Sharon Osbourne left the show in a pay dispute in June: “Louis was told he could have the room, but now Dannii is saying she wants it too.

“You’d think they wouldn’t need to argue, because there’s not much difference in size and all rooms have champagne on ice, but they both think they deserve it.”