Kylie 'too expensive for X Factor bosses'

X Factors bosses have reportedly told Dannii Minogue that they will not pay for her sister Kylie to appear on the show.

It has been rumoured that Kylie will once again appear to help Dannii choose her top finalists at the Judges Houses' stage of the competition.

However, the Daily Star claims that producers at Talkback Thames have now told the judge that they will not pay for the Aphrodite singer to fly to Australia with Dannii's eight contestants.

Instead, the new mother has been told that they will have to fund the trip themselves if Kylie wishes join her sister.

"Dannii and Kylie are shell-shocked," a source told the paper. "Last year Kylie helped her out and they were whisked off to Dubai for judges’ homes. Now someone has cut the purse strings."

They continued: "Dannii's been told to find someone closer to home. So it is either Natalie Imbruglia or Dame Edna!"

A show insider told the paper: "The locations and guests for judges’ homes are still being sorted."

The report adds that a spokesman for the programmes declined to comment.

The new series of The X Factor kicks off on Saturday at 7.30pm on ITV1.

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