Susan Boyle TV presenter Dermot O'Leary has revealed that Simon Cowell wants Susan Boyle on this year's X Factor.

Show bosses want SuBo to coach the over 25s.

Dermot told The Sun that X Factor executives want the 48-year-old to mentor for the finals and perform on the talent show.

The host teased: "Who she's going to duet with? That's the fun part," and added that Susan could help to "inspire" the older contestants on this year's show.

He also reckoned that losing out to Diversity on Britain's Got Talent was a good thing for her.

"She was brilliant," said Dermot. "I think finishing second in Britain's Got Talent was probably the best thing that could have happened to her."

He added: "I think we all need to be ashamed of ourselves in the sense that as a public we all did look at her and go, 'She's not good looking, she can't possibly have a good voice'. I'm glad that she did so well."

Dermot even admitted that he would have reacted the same way as Susan under such incredible pressure.

He said: "I think probably the nerves did get a bit too much for her and she reacted in probably the most rational way - which is the same way I'd react if I was her."