Nicole Scherzinger is ‘definitely’ open to coming back to The X Factor

We can probably all agree that this series of The X Factor was the best of all time.

Apart from that year with One Direction and Matt Cardle, obv.

We had Honey G, DERMOT O'LEARY and, of course, a f*cking fantastic judging panel. Last year's was a bit of a disaster, let's be real.

It's been OFFISH confirmed that Dermz and Louis Walsh will be back next year, and we've been crossing everything we have in the hope that the rest of the judges will follow suit.

And luckily for us, Nicole has heavily hinted that she'll be back in 2017.

Speaking exclusively to heat, she said (in answer to our question of whether she'd return): "Yeah, there has been talks about it. I had so much fun this year that it really didn’t feel like work. It just felt fun and we have such a good energy and chemistry on the panel and that makes a big difference. I am definitely open to the thoughts of coming back."

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We also quizzed her on what she'll be getting her fellow judges for Christmas, and she told us: "I have got a little gift in mind for Mrs O. But, like, what am I going to buy for Louis and Simon? Like a really nice hand sanitizer? Simon loves this hand sanitizer that we use. But that sounds so lame…"

Erm. Hand sanitiser isn't the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Mr Cowell, but whatever floats yer boat.

Nicole is the new face of Vitabiotics' Perfectil beauty tablets and collagen drinks. Here's a sneak peak of our interview with her in this week's Christmas issue of heat mag:

Talk to us about Vitabiotics. What do you like in the range/recommend?

Obviously you see we have a lot of different products in the range and it depends what people are wanting to target and focus on whether it’s their hair, skin or nails. You can get the original which takes care of all three but then if you mainly want to focus on your skin then you can take that. I like the Perfectil Platinum because it is a higher grade of ingredient. It focuses on the skin and I made a mistake earlier, I said I felt ‘glow-dient’ and this is like a glowing radiance. I really like that and do like the collagen shots if you do want that extra boost. That’s nice and I think it’s something different we have for hair and skin as well.”

Do you think women should start with these things and let the natural beauty come out from the inside?

Absolutely. If people were to ask me ‘what’s your beauty secret?’ honestly the real secret is sleep, lots of water and exercise. That’s why we always say nourishment from within, it comes from within first. You can only do so much makeup and look so good with the hair. It is most important that you target and nourish from within and strengthen from within as well.

It is so key to take care of yourself, to even have that. Like I said, resting when possible, water and lots of liquids, exercise. Then to have these added supplements really give you the nourishment and nutrition that you need. It is so key, it really is. I think with the Perfectil Platinum it says ‘skin radiance’ and I think the first thing that people see is this radiance, the glow and the energy about you. It just maintains and keeps those levels. In this business your hair endorses so much stuff, you’re not really thinking about ‘am I taking care of of it’ you just end thinking about making it look good in the moment. But are you really strengthening and nourishing it from within.

Nicole on natural beauty:

I think that it is so important to be the real beauty from within and taking care of yourself as a women, feeling great. It makes all the difference in the world. Don’t get started on all the Instagram and social media and all those filters. I start to get scared when I’m like ‘ooh what filter shall I use?’ it’s not good.

Read our full interview with Nicole Scherzinger in this week's heat mag – OUT NOW!

Nicole is the new face of Vitaboitics' Perfectil beauty tablets and collagen drinks, available at Boots.