Gary Barlow 'to get £2 million' for The X Factor 2012

Gary Barlow

X Factor judge Gary Barlow will reportedly pocket £2 million for the show this year.

The Take That star is set to get a huge £500,000 pay rise to guarantee his return this summer.

Gary is so far the only judge to have been officially announced as part of panel.

He said earlier this month: “I’m thrilled to be back and really looking forward to working with The X Factor team again. The fact that a superstar could just walk out on that stage is very exciting.”

According to The Sun, Tulisa Contostavlos and Louis Walsh will agree their deals this week.

Tulisa is set to get £500,000, while Louis admitted he was “so happy” to be back again.

The only original judge, this will be Louis’ ninth year on the show.