Steve Jones: Shirtless on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'!

Steve Jones goes shirtless during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in an episode airing Tuesday (December 6).

The 34-year-old X Factor host took off his shirt to wear a low-cut tee promoting the Fox talent competition and also Ellen‘s show.

Steve also shared what’s hardest about hosting the show, which features Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, and Nicole Scherzinger on the judges’ table.

“I’m wearing an earpiece and there’s about five people screaming, ‘Shut Paula up. Shut her up now. Move on.’ I’m going to have hearing damage in this ear by the end of [the] series,” Steve said.

“I feel terrible because I feel on occasions I’m coming across as rude and abrupt and that’s really not me,” he added. “I cherish every word that comes out of Paula. You know, it’s a two hour long show. We’re in limited time. We need a conclusion otherwise it will just kind of end and nothing will have happened.”

FYI: Steve is wearing Levi’s.