Abdul’s admission comes just days after her former Idol co-judge Simon Cowell said he doesn’t want any part in the show. “I was asked to do it, and the answer is no,” Cowell, 57, told Extra on Thursday, May 11. “I have no interest. My memories are when we first started. It was a different time with Randy [Jackson], Ryan [Seacrest] and Paula. You can’t re-create that.”