Minogue calls new 'X Factor' "a dream"

Dannii Minogue has revealed that filming the new series of The X Factor has been "a dream" without Sharon Osbourne.

Speaking to The Sun, Minogue said that sitting on the judging panel had been uncomfortable due to her rocky relationship with Osbourne.

She said: "It's just a dream. It's a very different set. No more eyes down during commercial breaks trying not to look tense. It wasn't the sort of environment I wanted to be in."

Minogue and Osbourne were rumoured to have been constantly at odds during the last series of the ITV reality show. Osbourne quit as an X Factor judge earlier this month and was replaced by Cheryl Cole.

Minogue added that she hopes to build a positive relationship with Cole: "We started off on a good foot. I went to her dressing room and said, 'Welcome to the set, let's have some fun'."