According to Heat Magazine Robbie Williams loves the X-Factor so much that the producers send tapes of the programme to him in Los Angeles. Presenter Kate Thornton apparently said: "Rob is as obsessed with the show as the rest of the country. He was watching it illegally on the internet in LA, so now we send him tapes. I think Robbie thinks that Shayne has a good chance of winning."
Thornton also made the shocking revelation that she doesn't fancy Simon Cowell, but sees why ladies might. "He's powerful, and he's funny, witty and confident". She said "But I don't fancy him".