'Who knows what factors will come into play? I don't know what they are looking for,' Dermot says, diplomatically.
If he were Cowell, though, which one of them would he take? 'I'd have us both. Seriously. I think there is room for three Brits on the show, but at the same time I get the fact that they might want an American doing the presenting.
'I'd be miffed if an American came over here and took a presenting job I thought I could do.'
Daily mail 22nd Jan
hope he's still so understanding
I never thought he'd get the job. They will want somebody who Americans are familiar with. Looking at other recent talent shows that have bombed in US(Dancing on ice and Paula Abduls new dance show etc) they had unfamiliar foreign hosts(like Vernon kay).
I also think Cheryl may miss out although thats not confirmed. Looking at the new AI panel and the judging panel for new upcoming talent show The Voice(Aguilera and Adam levine)I think they now feel the need to have a heavyweight line up judging. Cheryl would be a big gamble.
According to Billboard
L.A. Reid(chairman of Def jam) has now left is job to become a judge on XF USA. He's said to have accepted an offer from Cowell. So that seems pretty certain.
Paula Abdul and Mariah Carey seem to be the other front runners.