Former 'American Idol' judge Paula Abdul jokes that Simon Cowell left her 'permanently damaged'

Paula Abdul's American Idol days are still very much with her During an special interview with Fox News Digital the -year-old singer dancer and choreographer opened up about the challenges she had to overcome being the only female judge on the trilling competition show alongside Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson from to Being the only woman on the panel I had to overcome the guy on the left of me Starts with a 'S' and ends with 'imon' and the left side of my brain is permanently damaged with a British accent Abdul who often had playful onscreen tiffs with Cowell noted during the Dance and Dialogue Celebrate LA Event on April But no big deal because at least I had Randy to the right of me As far as how the newest Idol judge Carrie Underwood is doing Abdul had nothing but positive feedback PAULA ABDUL ON KATY PERRY'S ANNOUNCED M 'AMERICAN IDOL' PAYDAY 'GOOD FOR HER' Carrie has an unbelievable advantage having come from her humble beginning of being on the show she disclosed She was such a magnificent artist as a contestant and she's gone on to have the the greater part stellar career She comes back and she's giving back as well She's doing a great job When Underwood was a contestant on American Idol's fourth season in Cowell shared a bold prediction about the Muskogee Oklahoma native's future CARRIE UNDERWOOD'S JOURNEY TO TRUMP INAUGURATION FROM 'AMERICAN IDOL' CHAMP Carrie you re not just the girl to beat You re the person to beat he disclosed after the aspiring country singer performed rock band Heart's hit Alone I will make a prediction Not only will you win this show you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERUnderwood revealed she would be returning to American Idol in a video she shared in August I went from nobody knowing my name to tens of millions of people watching the show she disclosed I m proud of everything I was able to accomplish on the show and I m so proud of everything I ve accomplished since Fox News Digital's Larry Fink and Ashley Hume contributed to this post