Dannii Minogue has said that it would be a “disaster” if John & Edward Grimes won The X Factor.

Dannii lost her second act, Lucie Jones last week, after Simon Cowell voted to save Jedward.

Minogue told The Mirror: “It would be a disaster for The X Factor and Simon Cowell if Jedward won.

“Simon has to give a £1 million recording contract to the winner. How can he give it to John & Edward when they’re not singers?”

She added: “They’re entertainers. I wouldn’t quit if they won but it would make me question the show’s validity. I worry what would happen.

“After Leona Lewis won, the programme turned a corner and became a genuine singing contest, discovering genuine talent.

“If the twins were to win then I would worry that it would go back to the old days, and not be about discovering an amazing act. And that would be sad.”