Matt Cardle thinks 'The X Factor' should go on hiatus.
Matt Cardle
The 36-year-old singer triumphed on the ITV talent show, beating One Direction to the crown in 2010, and he thinks Simon Cowell would be best to give people a break from the programme for "a couple of years" to allow people to "miss it".
Speaking on Smooth Radio, Matt said: "It seems like they're wrapping it up, if you ask me. It's one of those things.
"Maybe give it a rest for a while. I say, if you eat spaghetti bolognese every night, you're going to get sick of it.
"If you do 'The X Factor' every year, it's going to run its course.
"Maybe give it a rest for a couple of years, and then bring it back. Give people a chance to miss it."
This year, Simon has 'Celebrity X Factor' and 'X Factor: All Stars' airing in place of the usual format, and while Matt has wished him "luck" with those series, he thinks the long-running show has "waned" because it's been on television for so long.
He added: "Because it is a great show, and it's done great things for people, myself included.
"And, you know, it obviously works very, very well.
"But if you constantly do things over and over and over and over, every year, there will come a time when it starts to wane.
"And clearly it's waned. Good luck with the new version."
In July, it was claimed Simon was on the cusp of inking a deal that'll see both 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' remain on air until 2022.
A TV source explained: "There have been meetings recently between Simon's producers and ITV executives to thrash out some of the details, but Simon is already planning how to build on the shows' successes on ITV.
"Everyone is looking forward to the future."
Matt Cardle was speaking to Smooth Radio, for more information head to: www.smoothradio.com/news/music/matt-cardle-interview-x-factor-strictly-new-album/
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