Aug 11, 2009, 5:00 GMT
Dannii Minogue stopped having Botox so she can get some expression back on her face.
Australian singer Dannii Minogue The 'X Factor' judge has previously undergone the cosmetic procedure - which involves having a series of skin-freezing injections - but is stopping the treatments because it prevents her face from moving freely. EPA/Tracey Nearmy
The 'X Factor' judge has previously undergone the cosmetic procedure - which involves having a series of skin-freezing injections - but is stopping the treatments because it prevents her face from moving freely.
Dannii, 37, said: "I see the comments. Plastic. All Botox. I can see what people see, but I have to say that - while I have been open about doing it before - I'm not doing it now.
"For 'The X Factor' it is actually quite useful to be able to have facial expressions! There is so much more pressure on women. If you can get older and be happier within yourself, that's the main thing."
Dannii is looking forward to the next series of the UK TV talent show and says it's an "honour" to be part of such a huge programme and to work with Simon Cowell.
The brunette beauty - who sits on the judging panel with Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole and music mogul Louis Walsh - added to Grazia magazine: "This show is the biggest thing that has ever happened to me. It's astonishing. Let's face it. Simon Cowell is looking down at God - and judging him. He has opened up the whole of Britain to the idea of possibility. To be around that is not just incredibly exciting, it's an honour."
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