Rumours are circulating once more about the future of Dannii Minogue on this years X Factor series.

The Sun reports that Dannii has still not signed her contract despite judges auditions being due to kick off in just a few weeks times.

A pal of Dannii told The Sun that the Australian star got very stressed by all the negative publicity surrounding last years show.

“It was tough for Dannii last year and she got a lot of negative press. A person can only take so much before asking, ‘Is it really worth it?’.

“Dannii felt bullied by Sharon during her first series and that was tough, so she was looking forward to Cheryl joining the team last year.

“But that became a nightmare too when the rumour mill went into overdrive with stories about the two of them competing against each other for Simon Cowell’s attention.

“Simon is being patient so far, but she can’t leave it too much longer.”

So what are your thoughts on the issue? Should Dannii return or would it be better to return to the three judge format?