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<\/div>Simon Cowell is “very happy” about Kelly Clarkson’s success and thinks she’s great on her new talk show.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old music mogul reunited with his former “American Idol” co-judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson to film an interview for their first-ever winner’s new self-titled talk show and not only is the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star thrilled with how far the 2002 champion has come, he thinks she’s “incredible” in her new job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
He said: “She was brilliant, I have to say, really good. She was an absolute natural. She’s incredible…<\/p>\n
“She’s very loyal, gets the whole thing about where we started from… I love her and I’m happy for her.”<\/p>\n
Simon found it both “hilarious and “surreal” getting the original ‘Idol’ team back together for the interview, though presenter Ryan Seacrest couldn’t be there in person.<\/p>\n
He added in an interview with “Extra”: “That was exciting, that was hilarious. It’s on next Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“It was almost like we were still doing the show. So weird because you know what it’s like when we got together again.<\/p>\n
“Ryan was on satellite. I told him I flew in from London to be there, he stayed in New York…<\/p>\n
“[It was] surreal… you have to remember, it doesn’t feel like all those years ago that we did the finale, so suddenly I’m sitting on her talk show being interviewed by her.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kelly, 37, recently admitted she spent years feeling “bitter” after winning ‘Idol’ and only made peace when she landed a coaching role on ‘The Voice’.<\/p>\n
She said: “The first three years of my career was me just paying for winning a talent show. I got real bitter.<\/p>\n
“I was just looking for anyone to talk to who knew what I was going through.<\/p>\n
“And that’s why I like to do that for artists on ‘The Voice’. It’s actually healed that bitterness I used to carry, being able to be that for somebody else.”<\/p>\n
And the “Love So Soft” hitmaker admitted she didn’t even want to win the competition because part of the winner’s obligations was to be in a movie, so she wanted to be runner-up to Justin Guarini, who was more enthusiastic about the project.<\/p>\n
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She admitted: “It’s really funny, because I knew that the winner of Idol would have to do that movie and I didn’t want to do that movie. And I think Justin did.<\/p>\n
“So, we were totally cool with him winning and me not winning, so I didn’t have to do [the movie]. But I won, and had to do it. Contractually obligated.”<\/p>\n
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