Thousands complain over Minogue remark

Dannii Minogue's controversial sexuality remark has sparked almost 4,000 complaints to Ofcom from X Factor viewers.

Minogue provoked anger on Saturday night by discussing contestant Danyl Johnson's personal life live on air after he changed the lyrics of 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going' to make reference to a woman rather than a man.

Referring to a tabloid interview which saw Johnson confirming that he is bisexual, the singer said: "If we're to believe everything we read in the papers, there was no need to change the gender references."

The media regulator has now confirmed that it has received 3,885 complaints over the incident, The Guardian reports.

Minogue made an on-air apology in Sunday's results show. She was also backed by Johnson's mentor Simon Cowell.

It is thought that Ofcom has not yet decided whether to launch a formal investigation into whether the comment breached the broadcasting code.

Minogue's sister Kylie, Cowell's sidekick Sinitta and Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton have all spoken out to defend the star in recent days.