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Simon Cowell Reacts to Carrie Underwood Returning to ‘American Idol’ as a Judge


The former ‘American Idol’ judge said that he and Carrie ‘go back a long way’ in a new interview.

Image Credit: WireImage Simon Cowell reacted to Carrie Underwood joining the judges’ table on American Idol. “It’s a full-circle moment to go from announcing you as the winner of @americanidol 20 years ago to now welcoming you to the judge’s table [sic],” Ryan, 49, wrote alongside a throwback photo of him next to Carrie on stage. After Carrie confirmed her Idol return, she appeared on SiriusXM’s “Music Row Happy Hour” to discuss her strategy as a new judge.

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