Cowell criticises Sharon for attack on Dannii

Simon Cowell has described Sharon Osbourne's recent attack on Dannii Minogue as "wrong".

The music mogul admitted that he was unhappy about Sharon's appearance on The Graham Norton Show, which saw her claiming that her fellow X Factor judge had only been hired for her looks. She then pointed to her backside and collapsed with laughter when asked what Minogue looked like.

"You see a grown-up Sharon behaving like this in public. I think it's wrong," Cowell told the Sunday Mirror. "Certain things should be done behind closed doors - the limelight shouldn't be taken from the contestants. I wish Sharon would ask my advice before she does things instead of trying to deal with it herself."

"Sharon would be the first to admit that we've had a turbulent relationship over the last three or four years, but I've got to know her a lot better this year," he added.

Simon also insisted that Dannii has more than enough experience to justify her position as a judge on the talent series.

"I was intrigued as to whether or not she could do the job," he admitted. "She's done a ton of songs, movies, Grease and Home and Away. That's exactly the sort of experience you need to be a judge. And she's worked harder with the artists than anyone else. She did 20-hour days."

Asked if all of the judges will be back next year, Cowell replied: "A hundred per cent - if they can get on."

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