The Sunday edition of The X Factor attracted a healthy 9.8 million viewers, just up on its audience for the week before – and the Sun attributes the rise to Dermot O'Leary's tight trousers. It reports: "Some 8.9 million were there at the start but, as freeze-dramed photos emerged online, figures rocketed to 10.4 million." It cites a fan, DarrenCollier86, who tweeted: "The real winner of this year's #XFactor is Dermot's bulge." MollyKat72 asked: "What trousers has Dermot got on tonight? Purely from a fashion point of view, you understand. I'm in no way checking the bulge. Nope, not me." Monkey wonders whether O'Leary's audience appeal will be reflected in his, erm, pay package.
