London, Dec 12 : Dannii Minogue has been snubbed by X factor supreme Simon Cowell as he refused to confirm her future on the show.

When the Aussie singer was asked if she would return as a judge next year, she said: “I don’t know. Ask Simon”, reports the Mirror.

However, Cowell looked upwards and – in an obvious attempt to avoid answering – said: “Has anyone looked at the ceiling?”

Later, Simon said: “If you had asked me this same thing last year about Sharon Osbourne I would have said I’m assuming it’s going to be the same panel.

“But then you sit down with the lawyers and the agents and the managers get involved, blah blah blah, so you have got to keep an open mind,” he added.

Former judge Sharon Osbourne, 56, left the show after four series and was replaced by Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole, 25.

An insider said: “It is absolutely clear that Cheryl is now the favourite and Simon is not spending as much time with Dannii Minogue any more.” (ANI)