X Factor Final 2014: Tulisa set to replace ILL Mel B on the judging panel tonight

Mel B won't be on the final tonight due to ill health, say reports.
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Tulisa is set to replace Mel B on the final of The X Factor as the Spice Girl is too unwell to appear on the show.

Mel, whose act Andrea is in tonight's final, is said to be suffering from exhaustion, and media reports suggest she has been hospitalised. According to reports today, Tulisa, who has appeared as a full time judge on the show, will take her seat on the judging panel alongside Cheryl, Simon and Louis.

The story has appeared on the front pages of both The Sun and the Daily Mirror, with the tabloids reporting Mel is 'seriously ill'.