Singer Kelly Clarkson former American Idol winner is to replace Simon Cowell as a judge on America's Got Talent show after Cowell broke his back in a bike accident at the weekend. Cowell underwent six hours of surgery on Saturday after falling from an electric bicycle he was testing at his house in Malibu, California.
He will as a result of the accident sit out for the rest of the current season and now the singer who owes her career to the music mogul is joining the show as a judge.
Cowell on his Twitter page thanked Clarkson for stepping in for him.
He is understood to have been with his six-year-old son Eric at the time of the fall, and his partner Lauren Silverman accompanied him to the hospital.
He is now recovering from his surgery, which involved a number of procedures including having a metal rod put in his back
Ahead of the live programme, which airs in the US on NBC channel, Clarkson, teased her appearance on Twitter, telling fans. "I really need to work on my British accent..."
She later posted a short video in which she sat in Cowell's judging chair during rehearsals, with the comment: "I think I could get used to this.!".
