The Sun newspaper is today reporting that X Factor and American Idol boss, Simon Cowell, seems more than a little fond of new American Idol judge, 37 year old Kara DioGuardi, despite the fact he’s done a fair bit of whining about her.

Kara will judge this year’s acts alongside Simon, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson but according to the paper, she’s already upstaging Simon.

Apparently, during filming of the auditions Simon complained, “I can’t get a word in edgeways. She never shuts up.”

He also told the paper that Kara “gangs up” on him with Paula. He said that having the two women on the judging panel was “unbearable.”

He’ll be pushing her over in the playground and pulling her hair next!

Kara isn’t the only change to the show either; this year 36 contestants will go through to the semi-finals instead of the previous year’s 24. American Idol starts on ITV2 on January 15th.

There has been recent speculation that the show and its format have had their day, however, it seems the show’s Producer, Ken Warwick, isn’t too worried. He’s quoted in the paper as saying, “When you get to the eighth edition of any series you’ve got to expect the ratings to slip slightly.”