Dannii Minogue tipped to join BBC's X Factor rival

Dannii Minogue tipped to join BBC's X Factor rival
Dannii Minogue tipped to join BBC's X Factor rival (Image credit: PA Archive/Press Association Ima)

Speculation is mounting that Dannii Minogue may join the judging panel of the BBC's new The X Factor rival - leaving ITV trying to lure her back. According to the News Of The World the 39-year-old - who revealed last weekend she would not be on the next series of The X Factor - has been approached about being a judge on BBC1's upcoming talent show The Voice. However the paper reports that ITV is desperate for Dannii to stay with them - and have made her offers of work on other shows. "This episode is turning into a disaster for ITV," a source said. "There has been an overwhelming response from X Factor fans saying they won't watch now Dannii isn't on the panel." "If she works on the BBC's new show The Voice it would be a real blow for The X Factor. So ITV has offered several high-profile shows. Dannii quit The X Factor after revealing that audition dates clashed with her filming schedule for Australia's Got Talent. The new X Factor panel - tipped to include Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and N-Dubz singer Tulisa - will reportedly be revealed later this week. Further speculation is mounting about who may join the judging panel of The Voice - with Robbie Williams and Adele among those rumoured to be taking part. The show, which has been a huge hit in the US and which sees teams of singers competing against each other for a record contract, will hit screens in the UK in early 2012.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.