Dannii Minogue enjoys One Direction's spark

When Dannii Minogue watches The X Factor boyband One Direction on stage, they remind her of Take That in the 1990s.

'The fans are going mad for them and they deserve it,' says Dannii, 39.

'All I think about is when I first saw Take That at the BBC, I remember it so vividly - with their codpieces, their tops off...'

The X Factor judge reckons One Direction have the same energy as Gary Barlow and the boys.

‘They're really enjoying what they're doing - I love it,' Dannii tells X Magazine. 'And they do sing really well for a boyband.'

Take That, now a fivesome again with Robbie Williams, aren't ready to make way for any wannabes yet - their new album Progress is the fastest selling record of the century.

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Esme Riley