Sharon Osbourne has refused to work with Dannii Minogue ever again following their feud on The X Factor last year.

The TV personality quit the ITV1 talent series in June following a row over pay and was replaced on the judging panel by Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole.

Reports of backstage tension between Osbourne and Minogue provided one of the biggest talking points of last year's series. Though the pair initially denied the suggestions, Sharon later accused Simon Cowell of hiring the Aussie star for her looks alone, while Minogue claimed that Osbourne had tried to bully her behind-the-scenes.

In a new interview, Minogue admitted: "I was so shocked when Sharon said she was leaving. I didn't think she'd ever go, but I was very relieved. She kept saying she didn't want to work with me again, so it's a relief not to sit next to someone who has those feelings and is so rudely vocal about it.

"We all have people we don't get on with, but we stay out of their way. For her it was always more dramatic than that, and it was so uncomfortable. The atmosphere is so much better this year."

Despite tabloid claims that she is now rowing with Cole, Minogue has insisted that there have been no "nasty" incidents between them.