Dannii Minogue signs 'X Factor' deal

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Dannii Minogue has reportedly signed a £450,000 contract to return to 'X Factor' this year.

Despite protracted and complicated negotiations about her time commitment in the wake of her pregnancy, the Australian mum-to-be has agreed to be ready for filming by September. It seems likely that producers wanted her back by this date to film the judges' houses stage of auditions so she could choose the acts she'd be responsible for mentoring on the live shows.

A source close to Dannii was at pains to stress she hasn't take a pay cut last night, insisting: "Dannii's pay is working out as like for like for the amount of episodes she has to film, if compared to the last series." £450,000 is less than she's used to, but it buys a lot of nappies.

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