Simon Cowell reveals reason for turning down an opportunity to have his own talk show

During a recent interview, Cowell revealed he almost had his own talk show but decided he couldn’t go through with it at the last minute.

“I got to the point where they built the set, and I started getting anxious and stressed out. And I just walked out the meeting,” Cowell told E! News. “I just said I literally couldn’t do this. I couldn’t talk to people all day long. I’m not very good at talking.”

Simon Cowell wouldn’t be the first “American Idol” alum to have a talk show. Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson host their own shows.

Had Cowell gone through with his show, he wouldn’t have been the first “American Idol” alum to go that route. The first season winner, Kelly Clarkson, is hosting her fourth season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on NBC, and Jennifer Hudson, who came in seventh on season 3 of the show, is hosting “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”

The famous judge recently spoke to Fox News Digital about how his judging style has evolved since welcoming his son Eric in 2014. He explained that since his son was born, he now has “much more empathy for the younger acts” who audition.

“The truth is you want everyone to succeed. I get frustrated when people … don’t do well or make their own decision. … It’s frustrating,” Cowell said. “When I started making these shows, they got loads of terrible people and asked me to comment on them. ‘Well, they’re all terrible. What do you want me to say?’ Then, over the years, I think people got better now.”

Cowell has been credited for forming musical groups One Direction and Fifth Harmony and launching Leona Lewis’ career.

“They’re just too talented to get rid of, and they’ve got just the right look and the right charisma on stage. I think they’ll be really great in a boy band together,” Scherzinger added. “They’re like little stars, so you can’t get rid of little stars, you know? So you put them all together.”

Soon Liam Payne and Zayn Malik were added.

“Now that is a good idea,” Cowell said. “Oh my God. That is the category I want. It’s them.”

Scherzinger addressed the video during an appearance on an episode of “Sherri.”

“Honestly, I never thought this footage would see the light of day. … I thought Simon burned it,” Scherzinger said after host Sherri Shepherd said, “I always thought it was Simon Cowell who birthed One Direction.”