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Dannii Minogue: "Sharon Osbourne X Factor return is risky"

Former X Factor UK judge Dannii Minogue says bringing Sharon Osbourne back to the panel is a "risky" move.

The two stars had a famously fraught relationship when they worked together on the hit TV talent show alongside Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh.

Osbourne said Minogue was a judge "because of her looks, not because of her contribution to music”.

After leaving the series she even claimed the brunette beauty was "manipulative" and "cold as an iceberg".

Minogue worked on the panel after Osbourne left and was replaced with Cheryl Cole.

Now Osbourne is back - alongside returning judges Nicole Scherzinger, Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh - and Minogue isn't sure it's the right move.

Speaking to British newspaper The Mirror she said: “I read they are going back to the original auditions and Sharon Osbourne is coming back. That’s risky. Either people will go, ‘We have moved on’ or go ‘Amazing’. I won’t be watching, I haven’t watched any of the shows since I left.

 

 

 

She added: “I think Louis will have fun with Sharon. But with any of those shows around the world, watch this space. The audience decide if they like the line-up. Simon has always been ballsy to make those kind of decisions. When he moved it to the big live audience I was like, ‘Are you kidding? You think this will work?’ and he said, ‘Absolutely’ and it did. He has always said you have to keep these shows evolving otherwise they will die.”

Minogue also gave an insight into how she tackled the role of judge on The X Factor.

She explained: “When you are on the judging panel you reach down and you grab your balls. You have to be gutsy with your statements and your choices. It is hard to stick to it when the rest of the panel is united in an opposing opinion.”

 

 

 

 

Watch Minogue on a promo for 'Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model' here: