Paula Abdul's departure from American Idol may prove to be her best career move yet. Along with the very public overtures by So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgo, ABC entered into the bidding for Paula this weekend. E!online reported that none other than ABC head Steve McPherson was extremely interested in snagging Paula for the alphabet network's own dance competition, Dancing With the Stars. It appears that McPherson's interest may have morphed into a few other opportunities as well.
EW's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Paula is in talks to guest on Ugly Betty. Nothing is final yet, but odds are this role amount to a bit of stunt casting and nothing more. That said, it sounds like the role will have a bit of meat to it - perhaps allowing Abdul to tout her acting chops. Here's what the wise and sagely Ausiello had to say:
Details of Abdul’s role are being kept under wraps but an Ugly insider tells me that she’d be playing a new temp at Mode who bonds with Becki Newton’s Amanda.
source: EW.com
Paula should try to stay with the dance shows or AI, that is what she does best.
Paula should try to stay with the dance shows or AI, that is what she does best.