il ands ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁X ▁F actor ▁alongside ▁Ron an ▁Ke ating , ▁Guy ▁Sebastian ▁and ▁fellow ▁new ▁judge ▁Natal ie ▁Bass ing th wa igh te ▁( who ▁replaced ▁Natal ie ▁Im bru gl ia ). ▁For ▁her ▁first ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Girls ▁category . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Brown ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁replace ▁Son ia ▁Kru ger ▁as ▁co - host ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁version ▁of ▁Dan cing ▁with ▁the ▁Stars . ▁In ▁February ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁rum ours ▁circ led ▁of ▁a ▁Sp ice ▁Girls ▁re union . ▁Brown ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁working ▁on ▁some ▁projects ▁for ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁including ▁a ▁musical ▁featuring ▁their ▁back ▁catalog ue . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Brown ▁signed ▁a ▁global ▁partners hip ▁with ▁E MI ▁Music ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁but ▁she ▁later ▁broke ▁from ▁the ▁contract . ▁ ▁Brown ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁series ▁of ▁The ▁X ▁F actor ▁and ▁ment ored ▁the ▁Boys ▁category . ▁Her ▁act ▁Jason ▁O wen ▁reached ▁the ▁final , ▁but ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁Sam anth a ▁J ade , ▁ment ored ▁by ▁Guy ▁Sebastian . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Brown ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁guest ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁Manchester ▁aud itions ▁of ▁the ▁British