The R.I.P. hitmaker has left the programme after just one season to sit on the judging panel of rival British TV talent show The X Factor.

After Faith appeared as a guest mentor on the show in 2012, she turned down the offer to replace Jessie J on the panel in 2013 as she insisted she was not confident enough in her own talent to judge others, but insiders say she is now ready.

A source tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "Bosses think she would be great. They have been impressed by her forthright opinions and love her out-there style."

Filming for the show begins in October (15).