A PIECE OF DANNII

Dannii Minogue WILL return to the X Factor, after a U-turn by Simon Cowell.
She is to rejoin the panel after he decided keeping her on would help win the ratings battle with the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Cowell also fears making a martyr of the singer after the embarrassment of last month sacking Kelly Brook from his other ITV series, Britain’s Got Talent. Insiders says Cowell came to the decision after talks with potential replacements including Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Lily Allen and Charlotte Church. He is said to have been particularly impressed with Baby Spice Emma, 32, who appeared in the judges houses section of the X Factor last year.

But sources say Cowell changed his mind at the 11th hour after calculating that keeping Dannii, 37, would help swell the X Factor’s ratings after it peaked at a record 14million in December.
A source close to Cowell revealed: “He had been toying with the idea of new blood for a while, but when he looked back it became increasingly obvious that Dannii was the talking point of the last series.

“Simon is a very canny businessman and this is a purely business decision.

“Although sacking Dannii and getting a new judge could win viewers for the first few shows, keeping Dannii pretty much guarantees fireworks throughout the entire series.”"

Meanwhile, Cowell has been in talks about making one new appointment – supermodel Kate Moss. He wants the 35-year-old model to help contestants with styling advice. But Kate – who is worth an estimated £15million – is said to be nervous about the offer and is yet to accept.

Source: Daily Mirror