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07-11-2008, 07:25 PM
DANNII Minogue WILL be back for the next series of X Factor — despite her feuding with all the other judges.
The star is regularly snubbed by Simon Cowell on the talent hit, while Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole also appear to freeze her out.
But yesterday the 37-year-old told TV Biz that Simon, 49, has already offered her a contract for a third year on the series.
And she dismissed rumours she was so fed up with being overshadowed by new judge Cheryl Cole, 25, that she wanted to quit.
Snub ... Simon Cowell
Snub ... Simon Cowell
Dannii said: “There have been lots of media reports that I’m not returning but I’m being told by the producers and by Simon that I am coming back next year and I would love to.”
Simon has tried to stir up the rivalry between his new favourite Cheryl and Dannii by claiming the pair were “not about to have dinner any time soon”.
But the Aussie former singer admitted she hates spending time with ANY of the other panellists on the ITV1 show.
She said: “I don’t socialise with the other judges outside of the show. The show is a big media thing from start to finish. As a judge you get caught in the middle of this kind of reality TV.”
Dannii, who is mentoring the over 25s, has even clashed with her own acts this year.
Her relationship with ex-drug addict Rachel Hylton has been especially strained — with Rachel, 26, blaming her boss for landing her in the bottom two. However yesterday Dannii leapt to Rachel’s defence.
She said: “It’s challenging for her in so many different ways. I think that she’s someone that it takes some time to really get to the core of.
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“But she has been honest and she has let her guard down and she has let that real Rachel shine through.”
However Dannii could not resist another pop at Simon and Louis, 56. They both have just one act left, while Dannii and Cheryl have three apiece.
She laughed: “Boo hoo, poor boys. Simon doesn’t like losing. That’s got to be difficult for him.”
The ex-Home and Away actress also revealed she is still smarting over Cowell pretending to forget the names of her acts. She raged: “He said he was jet-lagged — but I don’t remember him leaving the country.”
And she vowed to get her own back by winning the show for a second time. She warned: “I take it seriously — I’m giving a million per cent.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/article1903609.ece
The star is regularly snubbed by Simon Cowell on the talent hit, while Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole also appear to freeze her out.
But yesterday the 37-year-old told TV Biz that Simon, 49, has already offered her a contract for a third year on the series.
And she dismissed rumours she was so fed up with being overshadowed by new judge Cheryl Cole, 25, that she wanted to quit.
Snub ... Simon Cowell
Snub ... Simon Cowell
Dannii said: “There have been lots of media reports that I’m not returning but I’m being told by the producers and by Simon that I am coming back next year and I would love to.”
Simon has tried to stir up the rivalry between his new favourite Cheryl and Dannii by claiming the pair were “not about to have dinner any time soon”.
But the Aussie former singer admitted she hates spending time with ANY of the other panellists on the ITV1 show.
She said: “I don’t socialise with the other judges outside of the show. The show is a big media thing from start to finish. As a judge you get caught in the middle of this kind of reality TV.”
Dannii, who is mentoring the over 25s, has even clashed with her own acts this year.
Her relationship with ex-drug addict Rachel Hylton has been especially strained — with Rachel, 26, blaming her boss for landing her in the bottom two. However yesterday Dannii leapt to Rachel’s defence.
She said: “It’s challenging for her in so many different ways. I think that she’s someone that it takes some time to really get to the core of.
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“But she has been honest and she has let her guard down and she has let that real Rachel shine through.”
However Dannii could not resist another pop at Simon and Louis, 56. They both have just one act left, while Dannii and Cheryl have three apiece.
She laughed: “Boo hoo, poor boys. Simon doesn’t like losing. That’s got to be difficult for him.”
The ex-Home and Away actress also revealed she is still smarting over Cowell pretending to forget the names of her acts. She raged: “He said he was jet-lagged — but I don’t remember him leaving the country.”
And she vowed to get her own back by winning the show for a second time. She warned: “I take it seriously — I’m giving a million per cent.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/article1903609.ece