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X Factor isn’t just a competition for the singing contestants, but for the judging panel as well – and so Dannii Minogue has enlisted sister Kylie to help beat fellow judge Cheryl Cole in this season of the reality television contest. Kylie will assist her sister in selecting three acts for the final.

A source tells the Sunday Mirror: “[Dannii] knows she’s going to need the best team behind her…. Dannii knows that Cheryl is still managing to win the battle for the public. She realized it was time to bring in her more famous sister to help change things around a bit.”

The sisterly session has already been filmed, reportedly in a five-star suite at the Atlantis Palm hotel in Dubai. The show’s final twelve acts are scheduled to be revealed during the final segment of next Sunday’s episode.

“The girls had a blast in Dubai,” continued the Mirror’s source. “Dannii is a professional and takes her job as a judge very seriously. But it was lovely for her to be able to take her sister with her to go through the decision-making process. Between them the girls have nearly 40 years experience in the music industry so who better to spot the stars of tomorrow?”