X Factor boss Simon Cowell knows he has a huge fight on his hands with the BBC rival talent show The Voice which starts on the 24^th March, so as you can expect, when Simon Cowell got a call from Gary Barlow saying he will be back for this year’s X Factor show, the music boss was very happy.

The 41 year old Take That singer was said to be unsure about coming back for this year’s X Factor show but now after having talks with Simon Cowell he has agreed to help the X Factor boss beat the rival talent show in the ratings.

A source said Simon Cowell watched last year as Strictly Come Dancing beat it in the ratings and this year he wants to make sure that not only does he beat the BBC dance show, he also wants to make sure that he gets more viewers than The Voice.

According to the source, his biggest fear would be for the BBC to move next years The Voice show to start at the same time as The X Factor.

Simon Cowell wants to pull out all the stops with this year’s show and is happy that Gary Barlow has agreed to come back, now according to the source he needs to have a hard think about the other judges who have not yet signed their contracts.

Reports have claimed that Simon Cowell offered Gary Barlow £2 million to come back to the show and has agreed that he can take time off due to his hectic schedule with the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee commitments.