'X Factor' bosses gagging to get Gaga

‘The X Factor’ bosses are desperate to sign Lady Gaga to mentor the show’s acts.

A source has revealed Simon Cowell wants the ‘Poker Face’ singer to appear on the show – despite her blasting reality TV talent shows, saying they give people a “false understanding” of success.

Gaga said: “If you win a TV show and you have a hit record, you sort of have a false understanding of what it means to earn success.

"The shows are set up for a winner, for someone to win. Whereas with someone like me, who writes my own songs, you have to set yourself up to win.”

Sources say despite her comments bosses are the still keen to add Gaga to the list of stars appearing on the show, in order to make this year’s celebrity performers the strongest yet.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “‘X Factor’ has given fans Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston.

“Now with Bon Jovi, Shakira and all being well, Lady Gaga, it will make it the best series yet for big name acts.”

Bon Jovi announced yesterday they will appear on the show on November 1. The rockers will perform their latest single ‘We Weren’t Born to Follow’ and mentor the acts to perform a selection of their own songs.

Meanwhile, Westlife - who are performing on the show this Sunday - admitted they are petrified of their appearance.

The group’s Mark Feehily said: “There is always something a little bit scary about the ‘X Factor’ stage. It's so huge and you have the judges in front of you. It's like being a teenager at your first audition.

“We've performed some massive gigs and huge TV shows but ‘X Factor’ always makes me a little bit more nervous than anything else we do.”

So far the series has seen Robbie Williams and Whitney Houston both make their UK TV comebacks. Susan Boyle is also lined up to perform this series, and producers are said to be working hard to sign Madonna to appear.