Simon Cowell.Photo: Amy Sussman/WireImage
Simon Cowelldoes not believe he’s talk show host material.
In a recent interview withE! News, theAmerica’s Got Talentjudge revealed that he has no plans to host his own daytime talk show — and even backed out of a previous offer to do so.
“I got to the point where they built the setand I started to get anxious and then really stressed out, and I just walked out the meeting,” Cowell, 63, told the outlet after being asked if he would consider hosting a daytime talk show like hisAmerican IdoldiscoveriesKelly ClarksonandJennifer Hudson.
He continued, “I just said I literally couldn’t do this. I just couldn’t talk to people all day long. I’m not very good at talking.”
While he may not be the right person for the gig, Cowell continues to be great at identifying talents and is resuming his role judging alongsideHowie MandelandHeidi KlumonAGT: All-Stars, a new extension of the beloved series on NBC, which premiered on Monday.
America’s Got Talent: All-Stars.Trae Patton/NBC
Speaking previously to PEOPLE of the show, Cowell said, “It was terrific and it was really fascinatingto see people who’ve competed on the American show and done really well, competing with people who won the show in other countries.”
“The dynamic was fascinating … and what really was great and cool about the show was that so many people decided to come back and compete,” he added.
“We were reunited with so many great people, and then met so many great people, and there were a lot of surprises on the show as well,” Cowell told PEOPLE in November. “I really, really enjoyed it.”
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In addition toAGT, Cowell served as a judge onAmerican Idolfrom 2002 until 2010. During his time on the singing competition series, he helped launch Clarkson, 40, and Hudson, 41, among other notable names, into stardom.
In September 2019, Cowell visited theThe Kelly Clarkson Showbeside his fellow originalIdoljudgesPaula AbdulandRandy Jacksonand reminisced about their time on the competition show, as well as if they’d ever sit together on the judge’s panel again.
“It does make me think,” Cowell said. “If I had one wish it’d be to make another show with us again. That would be my number one wish.”
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Cowell believed poor song choice may have led to Hudson’s demise on the show, telling her, “That night, I will never forget… I remember thinking, ‘This is not a great song.’ Wasn’t your fault. And then, of course, what happened, happened.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Cowell credited Hudson’s personality for makingIdol’searly seasons such a success.
“It was the combination of talent, determination and real personality, and even though we had that kind of banter, you and I, it was always that … I always knew how determined you were and you were funny and you took it with grace,” he said. “You kind of got it, I always thought that about it. You got it.”
source: people.com
