Harry Styles praises Simon Cowell's decision to hire Nick Grimshaw for X Factor: 'He's going to be really good'

 
Supportive friend: Harry Styles with Nick Grimshaw (Picture: Dave Benett)
Dave Benett
Emma Powell28 July 2015
The Weekender

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One Direction singer Harry Styles has praised Simon Cowell’s decision to appoint Nick Grimshaw as a judge on The X Factor.

Styles – who makes up one fifth of the world famous boy band – believes the Radio One DJ will be a “really good” addition to the show alongside fellow new judge Rita Ora.

“I think it's brilliant that Grimmy's been chosen for X Factor,” he told The Sun. “He's going to be really good at it.

“What does he bring that isn't already on the panel? He watches it a lot, he knows a lot - you don't necessarily get his total knowledge solely from the radio show but he knows so much about music.

“He's young and he's cool. He's going to be really good for it.”

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Styles’ comments come just weeks after Cowell’s long term friend Sinitta slammed the music mogul’s decision to hire Grimshaw.

The So Macho singer – who always joins Cowell during the Judge's Houses stage of the competition – told Closer: “I beg Simon for a spot on the panel, I don’t get his decision to choose Nick Grimshaw - he can't sing!

“How can he judge other singers? I think Simon and Nick are good mates though, so he chose to have a pal on the panel.”

X Factor returns to ITV later this year.

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