 The star shared how the the stress of the show left him at times 'pulling his hair out' until 4am as he agonised over altering the format like the 'six chair challenge'. He added: "You add new elements, then change something else, then something else, then the next thing you know, you've got this Frankenstein's monster." 'Should we have ended the show sooner? Maybe. We could have done, yeah," he told The Sun. He admits the pressure of producing the Saturday night prime time show became an 'ego drive' as he wanted to make it 'better than everything else' which took his enjoyment out of it - with bosses spending crazy amounts on securing big stars to perform. Simon says his constant tweaks made the show worse ( PA) And even after the show ends, he says having to work with the winner to try to secure the Christmas number one is just too much pressure. Despite the interest in reviving the talent show Cowell is can't see the show coming back although still believes t){kind=link}
Simon Cowell says he wasn’t enjoying producing The X Factor at the end as the need to keep changing the format to win ratings left him pulling his hair out
Simon Cowell says The X Factor turned into Frankenstein’s monster and admits he ‘maybe’ should have pulled the plug sooner.
The media mogul, 63, said he tried desperately to shake-up the format to keep it fresh and new as the show competed with Strictly Come Dancing in the ratings war.
By the end of its 14-year stint, Simon says the numerous changes left the hit competition a warped version of the original show the public knew and loved.
But the businessman hasn’t ruled a return as eager fans ask him constantly as to when the show could make a come back.