Olly Murs has dropped the biggest hint yet that he's landed the X Factor presenter job - leading to two bookmakers suspending betting on the next host.
Paddy Power have closed their account after the former Xtra Factor co-presenter reportedly told supporters at his gig at the 3Arena in Dublin last night that he was going to be "on the telly" soon before tellingly crossing his arms to resemble an "X".
Before the bookie acted they had seen Olly's odds of replacing previous host Dermot O'Leary - who stepped down from the role last month after 10 years - tumble to an extremely short price of 1/7.
Two Irish radio stations, 98 FM and Spin 1038, have reported the star made the sign after divulging the details to his supporters and William Hill have also suspended betting on the market.
Last week, Olly confirmed he had been in talks about the position.
He told Spin 1038: “I haven’t got it yet. We've spoken about it in the papers but nothing’s been finalised or nothing’s been signed.”
"We’ve had had a few discussions, that’s about it really."
The star has been linked to the post alongside his fellow former Xtra Factor host Caroline Flack - who was 4/11 with Paddy Power before they closed the market - and he admitted they have discussed the possibility of teaming up once again on the talent show.
He added: "Me and Caroline have obviously spoken about the idea of it but like I say it’s just an idea at the moment, nothing’s been finalised.”
Last week, Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Merchant claimed he has turned down the X Factor presenting position because he thinks his pal Dermot is "too good" to replace.
Speaking at the launch of Britain's Got Talent, Stephen told BANG Showbiz: "I've said no to The X Factor presenting job.
"You can't follow in Dermot's footsteps, he was too good, so, sad news guys, I'm out the running."
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