Camera shy? Rita Ora & Cheryl Fernandez-Versini keep a low profile at X Factor rehearsals

THEY may usually be more than happy to smile for photographers, but Rita Ora and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini appeared unusually camera shy earlier today.

Rita Ora and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini kept their heads down as they arrived for rehearsals

 The X Factor judges were pictured heading to rehearsals earlier today and made sure to hide their faces from the cameras.

Cheryl - who is mentoring the Groups in the current series - covered her eyes with a pair of sunglasses and wrapped up warm in a large green wooly jumper.

Rita, on the other hand, took her camera shy-ness to a whole new level, as she covered her entire face with her furry collar and black hat.

The final 12 contestants - who were picked during the live Judges Houses' episodes of the ITV show last weekend - have been settling into their new London home this week, after moving in on Monday.

Rita went to extreme efforts to cover her face

Cheryl also failed to raise a smile for photographers

 It was revealed earlier today that The X Factor bosses have been having crisis talks once again, with the show now reportedly scrapping plans to feature a fifth judge.

Tom Jones, Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart were all said to be in talks to appear, however it's now reportedly been scrapped because of a lack of planning.

"Another idea has been tossed on the scrapheap pile because it wasn't planned well enough," a source has said.

Rita clearly didn't want to be photographed earlier today

The fifth 'legend judge' was a strange idea, created out of a fear Strictly [Come Dancing] was pulling far ahead in the ratings. Up until a couple of days ago it looked like it would happen," they also told The Sun.

Strictly Come Dancing, which features the likes of Peter Andre and Georgia May Foote, has so far consistently pulled in more viewers week-on-week.

Nick Grimshaw was his usual smiley self as he arrived with his dog

 A show insider told Express.co.uk: "Each year throughout the series we always discuss potential changes to the show. The fifth judge was never a confirmed change to the show, it was simply an idea discussed internally which we have decided not to proceed with for now."