Someone says no to the mighty Simon Cowell! Hot newsflash indeed!

No is a word the mighty Simon Cowell is not used to hearing. But get this: Aussie popstar Kylie MInogue has turned down Simon Cowell. Simon asked Kylie to be a stand-in X Factor judge. That's because her sister Danni Minogue, one of the regular judges is currently pregnant and taking a break.

Kylie said no which is pretty surprising. X Factor and the power of Syco can be a re-launching pad to future success. Look how the career of Cheryl Cole has just rocketed since she appeared as a judge. A regular presence on one of Britain's top shows, the backing of the mighty Cowell and the force of his company Syco behind you, that's quite a boost.

Of course, Kylie has a well-established career already and she is much loved in the UK and beyond. Most recently sales of the cheapy moisturizer Pond's Cold Cream has gone through the roof simply because Kylie happened to mention that she avoids plastic surgery and uses Ponds Cold Cream instead.

Maybe it's simply and scheduling and priorities. Kylie has a new album, Aphrodite out, and because she has a hunky new Spanish model boyfriend who is a towering 6ft 4in tall. Kylie is around 5 ft something. I once met her during a record company function and she is teeeeny tiny. One of my fellow couch carrots accidentally walked into her, just simply didn't see her!

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X Factor video

Once the X Factors for X Factor open you, you can upload your X Factor video onto the X Factor official website. Their servers may often been busy so don't be afraid to upload more than once.


As for previous X Factor videos, check out the latest winner of X Factor UK. This is Joe McElderry singing in the final with Miley Cyrus' The Climb. This also became Joe McElderry's first single...a Christmas single that narrowly missed out on the number one spot on the UK Xmas Charts of 2009 because of an online campaign to Rage Against the Machine