Simon Cowell reacted to Carrie Underwood joining the judges’ table on American Idol. During a new interview, the 64-year-old America’s Got Talent judge weighed in on the decision to cast Carrie, 41, nearly 20 years after she won the show in 2005.
“I think it’s a good choice,” Simon told E! News in an interview published on Wednesday, September 4. “Carrie, we go back a long way. I remember her audition like it was yesterday.”
Simon then added that Carrie “was so good” during her time on Idol, and she is “such a sweet person.”
When it comes to being a strong reality TV judge, Simon added that one just has to “say how you feel” in the moment.
“It’s not that difficult doing this job, I promise you,” he acknowledged. “We all feel the same things, and we don’t agree, thank God. Otherwise, life would be boring. And just enjoy it.”
Simon’s comments come one month after it was revealed that Carrie would replace Katy Perry as the show’s newest judge.
