After taking some digs at her former ‘X Factor’ co-panelist Sharon Osbourne, Dannii Minogue discussed her excitement working with Sharon’s replacement on the singing competition, Cheryl Cole. “I’m thrilled Cheryl has joined,” Dannii tells Thomas Cook’s travel magazine. “She has experienced the whole process first-hand and successfully carved out a recording career with Girls Aloud. She brings a breath of fresh, young air to the show and isn’t afraid to voice her opinions, even with Simon.”
Meanwhile, an insider on the set of the ITV hit seems to back up life with Cole is easier than it was with Sharon, especially for show creator and judge Simon Cowell. “Simon is so pleased he took a gamble because it has paid off,” the source told the Daily Mail. “This is the happiest he has been for a long while. For once there is no bitching or backbiting like there was before. It was incredibly stressful with the feud between Dannii and Sharon.” Read more.