Dannii Minogue certainly seems more content on the X Factor judging panel this year and maybe now we know why.

After a fairly disastrous love life to date, Dannii has spent an entire interview with The Mirror gushing about her model boyfriend, Kris Smith.

“I’ve never been happier. I am just so, so in love. For the first year, we’ve been working out how to be together because our jobs are so crazy and all over the place.

“But I know he’s The One. That’s all I can say – he is The One. I adore my boyfriend. We’ve just had our one-year anniversary. I surprised him and flew out from London to Sydney for his birthday.

“He had a big fashion show there and it took a month of planning. It’s hard to surprise someone when there are people reporting where you are. But it worked – I did surprise him.

“It was just incredible. And then to go into midnight when it was his birthday and our anniversary was awesome – he got me a beautiful necklace.

“I guess we’ve talked about marriage but we’re trying to take things slowly. I think it’s a guy’s thing to propose, although I haven’t really thought about the details.

“I guess at my age I have to start thinking about babies at some time. But to be honest, I’m just enjoying being so wildly in love and being so happy.

“I honestly never thought this would happen to me. So I haven’t been thinking too far ahead, just enjoying every day as it happens. But it will come when it comes.”