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As someone who’s been a part of the show since it premiered in the U.S. over two decades ago, Ryan Seacrest is forever synonymous with American Idol. For its first season in 2002, Seacrest served as co-host alongside Brian Dunkleman, and the following year, Seacrest was hosting the show solo. He would stay in that spot until 2016 when it ended its initial run on Fox, and upon its move to ABC in 2018, Seacrest would return as host, still going strong in the job after 21 seasons.

We can thank Seacrest for that, as he was the one who had the idea to serve as host when he could have in fact been a judge. For an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Seacrest reunited with Kelly Clarkson, the first-ever winner of American Idol. She brought up how she was fascinated by Seacrest getting…

Chanel Adams is a reality TV addict. She’s been writing about entertainment and pop culture since 2006-07. When she’s not writing about television, she reflects on early aughts culture on Substack.

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Ryan Seacrest was almost an American Idol judge. This might shock some fans who can only see him in the hosting position. Ryan shared his shocking confession during his interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Mini American Idol reunion

It was a mini American Idol reunion. Ryan Seacrest appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday, May 5. He talked about his time in the singing competition. Ryan has been on the show since the beginning. He used to host the show alongside Brian Dunkleman before he ended up with the…

TV presenter Mini Mathur is one of the most loved anchors in the television industry. She was hosting the singing reality show Indian Idol for six seasons; however, Mini then decided to quit hosting as she thought that there was nothing real about reality shows. In an appearance on Cyrus Broacha’s podcast, Mini Mathur went all and about while talking about Indian Idol.

Mini Mathur on quitting Indian Idol:

Mini said, “I called it quits only when I realised that now, there is no longer real reality. I did six seasons. After that, it was just a question of making money, but by then, the husband had started making money… But I really didn’t appreciate that reality had become constructed.” She even recalled the anecdotes…

Mini Mathur hosted Indian Idol’s first six seasons. (Credit: Instagram)

Mini Mathur spills the beans about Indian Idol’s reality

Recently, in an interview, Mini Mathur revealed that she quit hosting the show after seeing that it had lost its spirit. She revealed that the earlier the show would only focus on contestants and their talents, but eventually, the makers started constructing…