Kelly Rowland won't be back on The X Factor this year

Kelly Rowland is not down for judging on this year's X Factor.

Ending literally minutes of spec­u­la­tion that she wouldn't be coming back to the show, a spokes­per­son for Kelly reportedly put it down to her being unable to "whole­heartedly commit" to another six months at Louis Walsh's side.

"I love the UK and being part of the show last year. Mentoring the girls was such an incred­ible exper­i­ence," she told The Mirror's Deputy TV Editor Mark Jefferies.

Reports at the weekend suggest that Leon Jackson mas­ter­mind Dannii Minogue will return to the show. Tulisa seemed keen on the idea on Daybreak, saying: "I always thought Dannii was great and I enjoyed watching her, so I'm sure we'd get along really well."

We're not sure that's the idea Tulisa, but good luck anyway.