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Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez are reportedly the final picks to be co-hosts on the second season of The X Factor!

The 28-year-old reality starlet and the 38-year-old Extra host are having the finishing touches put on their deals, which will be announced this week, according to TMZ.

Khloe and Mario will begin their stints as co-hosts in November when the live episodes begin. This week, the boot camp episodes will air.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez co-hosting The X Factor?

Britney Spears sings a live rendition of “Happy Birthday” to her X Factor co-judge L.A. Reid on a break during an auditions taping.

The clip was shown on an episode that aired on Wednesday (September 19).

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“Sitting down to watch #xfactor now & I’ll be tweeting along 2 the whole show with behind the scenes dirt. Here we go…” Britney tweeted during the episode.

Last week, Britney filmed scenes for upcoming episodes of the show at her home with contestants from her team.

Britney Spears is white hot while filming an upcoming episode of the hit show The X Factor at her home on Friday (September 14) in Malibu, Calif.

The 30-year-old pop star sat outside and watched each contestant perform then hugged them after they sang.

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The X Factor judge was even spotted sporting what looked like pink and blue highlights. How fun!

The day before, Britney tweeted about episode two of X Factor, saying, “That was fun! Super excited for next week. Curious to hear what u all thought… #XFactor.”

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are fashionably chic at The X Factor Season 2 Premiere Party on Tuesday (September 11) held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The two ladies were joined at the event by their fellow judges Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid where they all participated in a handprint ceremony.

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“I’m here!!!” Brit tweeted. “Just walked the blue carpet for the #XFactorParty – so exciting!”

Demi also took to Twitter to express her excitement captioning a pic saying, “Surreal…”

Make sure to tune in for the two-night season premiere of The X Factor today (September 12) and tomorrow (September 13) at 8/7c on Fox.

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The X Factor judges – Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, and L.A. Reid – are currently in a race… on Twitter, JustJared.com can exclusively reveal!

Each judge has created their own Twitter hashtag and are initiating a race against each other to see who can get their hashtag trending first. The hashtags are going to be featured on digiboards and bulletins around the country, including Times Square, starting this morning.

• Britney – @BritneySpears – #ItsBritney
• Demi – @ddlovato – #QueenD
• Simon – @SimonCowell – #MrNiceGuy
• L.A. – @LA_Reid – #ImEpic

Show your favorite judge some love and help them trend first. Make sure to tune in for the two-night season premiere of The X Factor on Wednesday (September 12) and Thursday (September 13) at 8/7c on Fox. Start tweeting!

Chrissy Teigen is in the running to become this season’s host of The X Factor, sources exclusively tell JustJared.com!

The 26-year-old model (and one of JustJared‘s favorite Tweeters!) will go through at least one more audition, but sources tell us the producers love her!

Another celebrity name that has been floating around for a possible replacement to last year’s host Steve Jones is reality star Khloe Kardashian. Sources have told various publications that she is a strong contender for the gig.

TV needs a fresh face – we’d love to see Chrissy host X Factor!!

Season two of The X Factor debuts Wednesday (September 12) on Fox with judges Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, and L.A. Reid.

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