American Idol -Top Five

The five contestants remaining on American Idol are Allison Iraheta, Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen and Matt Giraud.

And now, to ease the fears of all the Idol fans, Cowell won't leave Idol, and that's coming from the show's former producer Nigel Lythgoe. The Idol judge recently said he would leave the popular show if it slipped from the top spot in the ratings, saying he would go "nuts" if he did it for another five years.

Speaking at a BritWeek champagne reception in LA, Nigel suggested: "I don't think Simon will leave." He added: "It really depends on what's put in front of him. "I think cash-wise - not just cash-wise, you can do other deals. "If he's allowed to be given other shows to worry about and get on with, incrementally it would certainly be worth his while."

He added that Idol bosses could make it worth Simon's while to "not bother" with an American version of the X Factor - something he is not allowed to do under his current Idol deal.

Nigel added: "I don't know why you'd basically risk coming out of American Idol and starting the X-factor - there's no reason to do so if you're paid well enough on American Idol.

"And let's face it: it's not as if he's doing another job.

"He's just sitting there and judging, so it doesn't really matter which show he judges, does it?" he added.

It's good to be King.