Dannii Minogue's 'playing dirty on X Factor'
The auditions are barely over, but already the X Factor judges have their claws out. Simon Cowell's right-hand woman Sinitta has taken a swipe at his rival Dannii Minogue, accusing her of "dirty tricks".
Kylie surprise: Sinitta last night; and Dannii
The Aussie judge, 37, has called on her sister Kylie to help her through the next stage of the competition, where the judges have to whittle down the six remaining acts in their category to just three.
But Sinitta, Cowell's ex and still a close friend, is not happy.
We caught up with the 40-year-old at the Macmillan De'Longhi Art Auction last night at The Avenue in Mayfair, where she told us: "Hasn't Dannii played dirty tricks by bringing Kylie on?
"Everyone thought there might be a chance that she would, but she never said a word until the last moment to any of the judges.
"Everyone is so in awe of Kylie, this will definitely work in her favour."
Are the people in 49-year-old Simon's camp showing a few nerves ahead of the ITV talent show's live finals?
The high-waisted one is mentoring the over-25 group, while Dannii has a couple of hot favourites in her category, the girls.
This is not the first time Sinitta has hit out at Dannii Minogue.
Last year, the So Macho singer criticised Dannii for being annoying, when she said: "He doesn't like the fact that she's come into this series all cocky from winning it last year [with Leon Jackson], saying I'm going to win it again'.
"And she has been openly criticising him on live TV, which isn't a good idea — it's backfiring in her face."
