Ryan Seacrest has been the host of since its inception in 2002 — for a total of 21 seasons, and counting! — but there a time when he was actually considered to be a judge alongside Simon Cowell.During an appearance on her eponymous talk show, Kelly Clarkson brought up a fun fact about Seacrest and the singing competition show, telling the 48-year-old TV host that she found out he was originally almost going to be a judge.
Seacrest confirmed the nugget and then explained how he became the host.«Yeah, originally when the producers — Nigel [Lythgoe] and Ken [Warwick] — were setting up the show, they had heard me on the radio here in Los Angeles and they thought that I might fit the panel to be up there with whoever else was already on.
I guess Simon [Cowell] was already on board and I don’t know who else at that point,» Seacrest explained. «And I was like, 'Well, wait a minute.
I would love to audition to be the host.' And so I auditioned eventually to be the host. And I got the job. So I’m happy to still have the job.»Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Cowell were ultimately chosen as the initial first three judges, but the thought of Seacrest as a judge blew Clarkson's mind.
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