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It seems like everyone on the small screen wants to get their hands on President Barack Obama: he recently dropped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Simpsons producers are trying to convince him to be a guest star, and even Simon Cowell wants him for American Idol.
"We're trying to get him to do a show at the moment," Cowell confirmed to Absolute Radio, saying that he wanted to get Obama on Idol after the president referenced him while chatting to Leno.
"He was on The Tonight Show talking about how everyone in Washington is a critic and then he said: 'Unfortunately they're all like Simon Cowell'," Cowell said. "I'm not sure if it's a compliment or not."
If Obama does appear on American Idol, it would cap off what Cowell describes as "one of [his] favourite series"of the show in years.
But if Obama decides to give the show a miss, there's plenty of other guest stars in the pipeline. Jennifer Hudson, who shot to fame after appearing on American Idol's third season, is planning on returning to the hit reality series.
According to the New York Post, she will shoot an "intimate performance" for Idol's studio audience that will go to air in coming weeks.
"We're trying to get him to do a show at the moment," Cowell confirmed to Absolute Radio, saying that he wanted to get Obama on Idol after the president referenced him while chatting to Leno.
"He was on The Tonight Show talking about how everyone in Washington is a critic and then he said: 'Unfortunately they're all like Simon Cowell'," Cowell said. "I'm not sure if it's a compliment or not."
If Obama does appear on American Idol, it would cap off what Cowell describes as "one of [his] favourite series"of the show in years.
But if Obama decides to give the show a miss, there's plenty of other guest stars in the pipeline. Jennifer Hudson, who shot to fame after appearing on American Idol's third season, is planning on returning to the hit reality series.
According to the New York Post, she will shoot an "intimate performance" for Idol's studio audience that will go to air in coming weeks.
