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With Mario close to an official deal as the male co-host of ‘The X Factor,’ his ‘Extra’ co-host Maria told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY why he’s a great choice! Read on for all the inside scoop.

Khloe Kardashian‘s deal to co-host The X Factor may finally be official, but her long-rumored male co-host Mario Lopez is still unofficial, though that may not be for very much longer. His co-host over at Extra, Maria Menounos, is very excited about it!

HollywoodLife.com caught up with Maria at Variety’s 4th Annual Power of Women event presented by Lifetime on Oct. 5 and she shared with us her exclusive thoughts about Mario joining The X Factor team.

“Cha-Ching! That’s awesome! I’m so.. I would be so happy and so proud because it is a huge platform, it gives us a whole different stage to be seen on, so I would love it! So they need to pick Mario!”

Are you excited about Mario co-hosting The X Factor, HollywoodLifers?

– Reporting by Russ Weakland, Written by Billy Nilles

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