Dannii Minogue confesses: I never thought I was very maternal

The X Factor judge, mum to seven-month-old Ethan, says she has no time to exercise any more because of her hectic schedule being an X Factor judge, a mum and fashion label boss.

Speaking about motherhood, she says: “I love, love, love it.”

But she added: “I never thought I was very maternal and I thought having a baby would make me crazy.

“But Ethan is so calm and relaxed all the time that he makes me more relaxed.”

Speaking to the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, her home town, she also told how she is currently filming an episode for the reality show, Project Runway.

“I had a fried egg sandwich for breakfast and they made us walk up stairs yesterday for filming, so that is the extent of my exercise regimen now.

“I think it’s because looking after the baby and hours of work for me, plus I think I just have that kind of metabolism.”

Dannii and her partner Kris Smith have been joined in Melbourne by her business partner Tabitha Somerset-Webb, with whom she runs the Project D fashion label.