Could Ryan replace Simon?
I love this hilarious video from ryanseacrest.com of Ryan and Simon after American Idol auditions. Simon had UK X Factor finalists JLS stashed away in his trailer, and let Ryan use them to get a feel for judging.
Unfortunately, Ryan and Simon didn’t take it seriously enough … they talked about Ryan trying on Simon’s sweater, but didn’t actually go through with it so I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
Assuming US X Factor is following the UK format, Ryan would make an amazing X Factor judge, more so than an Idol judge, because of the mentoring aspect. We know he can pick out the hits and big stars and the idea of Ryan beating Simon at his own game has a lot of potential for mischief and gloating entertainment.
