The speculation about Dannii Minogue’s X Factor future appears to be over, as since the end of the last series it has been speculated that she may be getting kicked off the show, but fellow judge on the show Simon Cowell has said she will remain on the show and, in addition, her reported £500,000-a-series pay packet will be doubled. This will bring her wage in line with fellow judge Cheryl Cole’s seven-figure contract.

From the first time Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole became a hit on the ITV show, rumours started circulating about a possible replacement for Kylie’s little sister. The likes of Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Posh Spice and Lily Allen were thrown into the mix.

However, The Mirror quotes Simon Cowell as saying: “As far as the judging panel is concerned, let’s just say that if I was a betting man my money would be on Dannii returning to the show. She was great last year and I am adamant she should be there for the next series. Despite all the fuss concerning Dannii and Cheryl, I think the four judges worked really well together and gelled. There was an excellent chemistry. There’s been a lot of rubbish written about just who will be on the show, with people like Victoria Beckham supposedly in the frame. That was absolute nonsense – I never approached her.”

So this is the final news confirmed and it is good news for Dannii who is said to be excited and eager to sign on the dotted line, lets just hope she has better relations with the panel in the forthcoming series, as last year she publicly fell out with fellow judge Louis Walsh, who famously made her cry live on air, and Sharon Osbourne spoke about Dannii in a recent television interview saying she was the reason she left X Factor and she couldn’t stand her: “She had no personality and acted like a silly innocent girl, it got on my nerves and i couldn’t see myself working with her for the next six months” were Sharon’s opinions on Dannii during the interview. 

Sharon Osbourne  spoke out in a recent interview about being a judge on the TV show X Factor and said she quit as a judge on the programme because of Dannii Minogue. The 56-year-old left the ITV1 show in June after four series saying it was “time to move on”, and reports suggested clashes with fellow panellist Dannii were also behind her decision.

Sharon has recently spoken out and said: “I left because of Dannii Minogue. Simple as that. I didn’t enjoy working with her at all and didn’t fancy the prospect of spending six months sitting next to her.”

Sharon, who was replaced on the TV talent show by Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, rejected the suggestion that her fall-out with Dannii came about because she was jealous of the younger woman’s looks.

“I’ve not built my career on my looks or my youth,” was Sharon’s response to these claims. 

Sharon Osbourne first found fame with rocker hubby Ozzy and their children Kelly and Jack on reality show The Osbournes and as been in the eye of the media ever since for her abrupt, self-opinionated comments – she certainly doesn’t hold back on her words!

Dannii Mingoue has changed considerably from the start of her career to the successful celebrity she is today, as a teenage pop star with hair-sprayed quiffs and chubby cheeks, Dannii pioneered some of the worst looks of the 80s. After her first marriage broke up in her mid-20s, she dropped a stone and gained blonde hair and cropped tops…

Dannii’s style has now changed and these days she loves classic form-fitting dresses. Her long-time friend and hairstylist Christian Vermaak has said: “She’s inspired by the glamour of the young Liz Taylor and Joan Collins, because they are both petite with similar colouring.”

Dannii battled with her weight until her mid-20s. Now she follows a strict organic regime, which rules out wheat, meat and dairy. Dannii has a secret weapon when it comes to her exercise regime – 25-minute sessions on the Power Plate, a vibrating platform that intensifies toning exercises. She also does yoga and power walking.

In the past, her harsh hair tones have been unflattering. Now Dannii sticks to her natural brown and adds a few block highlights and she keeps it shiny with an L’Oreal Intense Repair Masque.

To achieve her healthy flawless glow, Dannii uses Tan Towels and steers away from blush because it makes her cheeks look hollow, and she uses Mac Gold Lip Liner on her cupid’s bow.

‘Bee venom’ is the secret to Dannii’s amazing complexion, according to her facialist Deborah Mitchell. The facemask, which isn’t on the market yet, is harvested from hives. The singer also insists on Deborah’s organic Heaven skincare products.

Dannii has admitted using Botox, saying she wants to “look the best I can be”. But she has vowed to stop so she can show more expression. She has also confessed to surgery on her boobs and experts have also questioned her sculpted nose. The singer admitted: “It didn’t make me happier.”

Simon Cowell has took Louis Walsh to task for making fellow judge Dannii Minogue cry on TV. Dannii was left in tears after Louis attacked her for ‘stealing’ a song he had wanted for his group JLS. The row had started on Thursday but spilled over into the live show.

Louis was furious after she refused to allow JLS to sing Take That hit Rule The World – because she’d earmarked it for her act, Rachel Hylton – who was later that night evicted from the show. Millions of viewers witnessed Louis say angrily to Dannii: “We’re all in it for our acts. We all care and I have to protect my acts as well, they wanted to do Rule The World from day one.”

Dannii sat staring straight ahead with tears welling in her eyes, unable to speak. Simon stuck up for Dannii, telling her: “Just picking up on what Louis said about nicking the song, we take it in turns and Dannii made absolutely the right decision, and if Louis doesn’t like it… tough.”

A source on the show said: “Things are getting very tense. Dannii felt she was being isolated on the panel and publicly humiliated.”

In recent weeks Dannii has tried – and failed – to build bridges with fellow judge Cheryl Cole. A well-placed source revealed: “Dannii fears that her days on the show could be numbered unless she can get back on side with the other judges. Recently she has been trying to get in with Cheryl by inviting her to lunch and suggesting nights out together. But Cheryl keeps making excuses.”

Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh have fallen out this week because they both wanted the same song for their X Factor singers, the hot headed judges were at battle after they both had the same song in mind for the contest this coming weekend. 

The song that was at the centre of the dispute was Take That’s 2007 hit Rule The World, with Louis desperate to bag it for his band JLS, while Dannii wanted her Over 25 contestant Rachel to sing it on Saturday night’s show.

The X Factor website has confirmed that Dannii has won the argument, because the judges operate a rota system and this week was her turn to get first dibs on her choice of song. 

JLS love the song so much that they wanted to sing it in the Best of British Week, but decided to wait until the Take That show. They will now have to sing their second choice, Back For Good, instead.

Recent rumours in the press have lead the public to believe that contestant Rachel Hylton has dumped her mentor Dannii, but these rumours have been wrong and it has been confirmed that Rachel has not “dumped” her mentor Dannii Minogue and the pair have actually been working closely together all week. Rachel found herself in the bottom last week and this has taken a big blow to her confidence and she is worried this will affect her next performance, Rachel has requested to Dannii that she wants to have more of a say in the song choice and the overall style of her next performance but this hasn’t been a problem and she claims she is still part of Team Minogue! 

Rachel Hylton has said to ITV, “Dannii and I talked yesterday and I don’t have anything against Dannii at all and she is still very much my mentor and I respect her opinions, all I want is a little more control over my performance and styling, which she is allowing me to have. But I am a fully fledged member of Team Minogue.” 

Dannii Minogue’s comments on the rumours were “Rachel and I have not fallen out and there has never been any discussions that she wishes to leave Team Minogue. I have, as always, spent lots of one on one time with Rachel this week and have even organised a personal shopping trip so she feels more confident about her look. Rachel is a raw talent. She may be the Robbie Williams of The X Factor, but I back her 100% and want her to be happy. As with all three of my amazing contestants, they are my main priority.”