When, after numerous requests from Nigel - my producer at ITV on the Record of the Year Show, I refused to be the "nasty" judge on Pop Stars, I put him on to Simon who also, on my advice, refused it so Nigel took it on himself. Later Simon started Pop Idol and eventually took on Nigel for America.
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