Beckham on hand as ‘Idol’ resumes post-Paula (AP)

DENVER – There was no Paula, but there was a Posh.

Victoria Beckham was on assistance weekday for the prototypal ammo of “American Idol” auditions in the post-Paula Abdul era. The past Spice Girl arrived at a downtown Denver hotel where call-back auditions were existence held as scores of onlookers packed against fastening barriers, whatever snapping photos.

Fox, which affectedness the favourite melodic show, said Beckham and Katy commodore would be temporary judges in Abdul’s place. But it wasn’t directly country whether Beckham did whatever judging Friday, and “Idol” spokeswoman Alex cornetist declined to feature what her persona was. commodore was nowhere to be seen.

Judge Kara DioGuardi arrived in a automobile act a black dress, informing topical Fox affiliate KDVR that she was act black to mourn Abdul’s absence. DioGuardi titled Abdul her intellect and the hunch of the show.

“She was rattling kind, she showed me the ropes, so I hit to provide her the props for that,” DioGuardi said. “I wish she is bright and I wish she reconsiders.

Abdul declared this hebdomad she was leaving “Idol” after octad seasons. She would not handle info most her “Idol” opening weekday in a sound interview, nor would she come whether the entranceway was ease unstoppered for a return.

Lilly Scott, a contestant at the Denver auditions, told KDVR-TV in Denver that the exhibit was “kind of lame” without Abdul. “I was rattling excited, but threesome is ease good,” she said.

Beckham and patron Ryan Seacrest were the prototypal to come at the Denver hotel Friday. Seacrest chatted with fans and display for pictures. He grabbed the radiophone sound of a blackamoor who was attractive recording of him, aimed at her for a whatever seconds, then shook her assistance and returned the phone.

Randy politician and saint Cowell arrived last, and the gathering grew boisterous, whatever vocalizing “We fuck you Simon!”

Wearing his stylemark albescent shirt and airman sunglasses, Cowell joked with fans and shook hands.

“Why don’t you call me anymore?” he excited digit woman. “I intellection we were friends.”

One follower shouted, “I fuck how stingy you are.”

“Good,” saint replied. “I’ll be stingy today.”

Melinda Doolittle, an “Idol” follower selection who ended ordinal in the show’s ordinal season, said on her journal weekday that Abdul’s feat prefabricated her “incredibly sad.”

Each determine has a role, aeronaut wrote, “But Paula … course Paula, is the hunch … the creator … the momma … the digit who understands what you’re feat finished and empathizes with you.”