Fans who have missed Paula Abdul’s input on American Idol can rejoice as she joins the So You Think You Can Dance judges panel as this week’s guest judge.
SYTYCD judge Nigel Lythgoe has been hinting on Twitter about a very exciting guest judge this week, and today he revealed that judge is “the girl I’ve waited 10 seasons for”: Paula Abdul.
I can hold back no longer. One of our guest judges this week has the initials. P.A.
— Nigel Lythgoe (@dizzyfeet) July 8, 2013
Yes Paul Anka is guest judging on #SYTYCD
— Nigel Lythgoe (@dizzyfeet) July 8, 2013
Only kidding, it's not the great singer/composer Paul Anka. It's the girl I've waited ten seasons for @PaulaAbdul is joining us on #SYTYCD.
— Nigel Lythgoe (@dizzyfeet) July 8, 2013
While Paula is best known for her time spent alongside Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson for the first eight seasons of American Idol, she also rejoined Cowell to judge the first season of The X Factor.
However, this appearance allows Abdul to utilize her dance background, rather than singing. A former Laker girl, Abdul was a very successful choreographer before starting her singing career, choreographing a number of routines, music, videos, and tours, for artists like Janet Jackson.
Abdul previously demonstrated her dancing expertise as a guest judge on last season’s Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars, as well as serving as judge and executive producer for CBS’s short-lived Live to Dance.
Lythgoe has said that he’d love to have Abdul appear as a guest judge on SYTYCD, having worked with her previously on American Idol. After announcing last week that SYTYCD would be adjusting its format in response to fan complaints, Lythgoe teased that this week’s guest judge would be an exciting one.
Now, wait until you find out who's judging #SYTYCD next week! I think there will be a lot of happy viewers. #notbeforetime #DanceOnFox #OMG
— Nigel Lythgoe (@dizzyfeet) July 5, 2013
Abdul will be joined on the panel by Fox Sports reporter and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Erin Andrews.
Guest judges on season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance have included Wayne Brady, Christina Applegate, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Minnie Driver.
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