“I took a season off and have never regretted that decision,” the famous producer said.
Simon Cowell will not return to the hot seat after “American Idol” returns to television. This famous judge said he was approached by producers and invited to participate in the remake series under the name “Idol”, but he immediately refused. “I received an invitation from the show, but unfortunately the answer is no,” he told Extra.
Simon Cowell no longer wants to return to “American Idol”
“I’m no longer interested. Now there are only memories from when the show was first filmed. Things have changed so much now with Randy [Jackson], Ryan [Seacrest] and Paula [Abdul]. You can’t make it up.” get that framework again,” he said. “The last time I watched the show, it felt like it wasn’t ‘American Idol’ anymore. Just the same name. I took a season off and have never regretted that decision.”
Besides, there is information that Simon Cowell will not be in the hot seat because the reality TV “tycoon” has accepted the invitation to continue being a judge for a number of other shows. Specifically, the shows featuring this famous producer will be “America’s Got Talent 2017” and “The X-Factor UK 2017”.
After a season break, another show called “Idol” will start filming
After 15 seasons broadcasting on FOX from 2002 to 2016, “American Idol” has been “revived” by ABC and will officially air in the 2017-2018 season. Ryan Seacrest, the MC who has been with us since the early days, has been contacted again. However, like Simon, he will most likely not continue to lead the program.
Meanwhile, the winner of the first season of “American Idol” – Kelly Clarkson, who was once rumored to be a judge in the next show, has just announced that she will sit in the hot seat of “The Voice” season 14 with Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. .
“American Idol” is a reality TV music show created by Simon Fuller that spanned 15 seasons and ended in April 2016. However, thanks to ABC, the show will return to Alphabet on Sunday evenings for the 2017-2018 season
