X Factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaighte delayed by pregnancy X Factor's new judges Redfoo, Dannii Minogue and Ronan Keating. X Factor judge Natalie Bassingthwaite. Picture: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph IT is the new-look The X Factor judging panel. Almost. Natalie Bassingthwaighte was a last-minute no show to join new signings Dannii Minogue and LMFAO's Redfoo along with returning favourite Ronan Keating at the start of production of the latest series of the Seven reality singing show in Sydney yesterday. Bassingthwaighte is due to give birth to her second child any day and was advised not to fly from her home in Melbourne. "It is weird not having Nat here," Keating said. I just texted her and she's ready to pop but she's all right. Yesterday at Allphones Arena, where season-five auditions were held, was the first time Redfooo, Minogue and Keating had met as a group. Redfoo - real name Stefan Kendal Gordy, the son of Motown legend, Berry - flew in from New York yesterday and was driven straight on to the set. "I'm excited because I love music and I love singing and I've got an opinion," said the big-haired singer, who replaces Guy Sebastian on the show. Minogue, who was a judge on Britain's X Factor, replaces former Spice Girl Mel B, who last week failed in her attempt to defect to Nine's Australia's Got Talent.