Former American Idol runner up Adam Lambert has reportedly admitted that he hopes to return to the show for its 2010 finale.

The ‘For Your Entertainment’ star mentored the final 9 hopefuls last week on their Elvis themed performances and took to the stage to perform his newest single on the results show, you can watch the video footage here.

Speaking to MTV News, he said: “Everyone was really sweet and really friendly and really receptive.

“I had a great time mentoring, and I had a really good time putting on my laser show. I got lasers! I was so excited. I was like a little kid.”

He continued: “I hope to come back for the finale. Unfortunately, I’m going to be gone for Idol Gives Back… I’m going to be in Europe for three weeks, promoting my album… It comes out in the UK at the end of the month, and I’m so excited to see how it does over there.”