American Idol caused a stir this season when producers replaced Paula Abdul with Ellen DeGeneres. Now, rumor has it Howard Stern will fill Simon Cowell’s vacant seat.
After much speculation Howard Stern confirmed on his radio show Monday that Fox is interested in hiring the Sirius shock jock to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. Stern, who is known for his for his sharp tongue and merciless humor, would seem to be a perfect fit to take the place of Cowell, who has gained a following as the judge that everyone loves to hate, and is set to leave the show at the end of this season.
Stern insisted during his radio talk show that he is the right man for the job.
“If I do say so myself, I can’t imagine anyone else but me replacing [Cowell],” Stern said. “I mean, I don’t know. How else are they going to make that show work? Who knows how to broadcast and who knows how to be interesting? And who’s not afraid to speak their mind?”
Stern’s five-year, $500 million contract with Sirius expires at the end of the year making it the perfect opportunity for him to change paths and take over as the fourth Idol judge. But, will moving from radio to television make the media mogul more image conscious?
Though Stern is known for his voice and not his looks, he confessed to having a nose job to shave down the bump on his nose, as well as liposuction to get rid of his double chin, in 2006. But, he’s hardly as vain as Cowell, who is not only famous for flaunting his pecs in too-tight tees, but has also admitted to being fan of Botox.
“To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste,” Cowell told People magazine. “It works, you do it once a year – who cares?”
In fact, Cowell is so much in support of the wrinkle relaxer that he reportedly counseled celebrity chef and fellow bad-boy Brit Gordon Ramsay to get Botox injections in his chin.
Whether the curmugeonly Cowell has any beauty advice for Stern remains to be seen, as Idol fans eagerly await the news of who will fill the shoes of reality TV’s most notorious critic.
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February 9th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Maybe it’s just me but I don’t get these replacements. I dig Howard Stern but shouldn’t someone who produces hit albums replace Simon? It’s just like Ellen, she is a comic, I thought the Paula factor was that Paula was a huge selling singer. I must be missing something.