"Overlooked": Ian 'Dicko' Dickson miffed at Australian Idol reboot
Dicko is reportedly feeling snubbed after he wasn’t asked to appear on the Australian Idol reboot. The former judge was one of the originals on the panel when the show first aired in 2003.
Dicko, 59, is said to be particularly jealous because his former co-star, Marcia Hines, will be making a guest appearance on the new judging panel.
“Dicko was always known as ‘the mean judge’ but producers are keen for Marcia to step up as the tough and controversial judge this time,” a source told New Idea.
“However, the decision has left Dicko feeling a bit hurt as he feels like he has been overlooked by the series.”
The other original Australian Idol judges consisted of Dicko, Marcia Hines and former pop star Mark Holden.
Marcia Hines will be a guest judge on Tuesday, filling in for the temporarily absent judge, Meghan Trainor, 29.
Dicko gave a tell-all interview back in 2021, weighing in on the show being potentially rebooted after being taken off the air in 2009.
Speaking to the TV Reload podcast, he said, “To be honest, they should have second thoughts.”
“There's no guarantee that because it was an iconic television show 18 years ago, that it's going to do the business now,” he added.
Dicko’s told the podcast that he felt Channel 7 should reconsider the reboot.
The new judging panel consists of Meghan Trainor, Harry Connick Jr, Amy Shark and Kyle Sandilands.
Earlier last year, there were reports that Sandilands would not appear own the show if he had to work with Dicko.
“Kyle Sandilands will agree to be on Seven's revived Australian Idol if he can sign the contract live on-air + won't work with Osher Gunsberg, Ian "Dicko" Dickson, Marcia Hines & Mark Holden.”
There have been no comments made by the Seven Network about Dicko’s emotional response.