Kelly Rowland Signing On As ‘The X Factor’ Judge

Christina Lee | May 19, 2013 11:51 am

Kelly Rowland will soon Talk a Good Game as an X Factor judge, if all goes according to plan. Entertainment Weekly reports that Rowland is “firming up a deal” to help replace Britney Spears and LA Reid, to appear with returning judges Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato.

To her advantage, Rowland holds prior experience on The X Factor, albeit the U.K. version. As her fellow Season 8 judges poked fun at her Houston-bred critiques (her retort: “I’m a Southern girl, y’all isn’t going anywhere”), Rowland was warm and enthusiastic. One of her best lines was directed at a contestant who confessed she felt insecure of her weight.

“You know what your size is, honey? Sexy. You’re size sexy,” she said.

And in one of her best reactions, period, Rowland didn’t say a word. X Factor? Absolutely.