Mariah Carey On American Idol: "I Hated It"

Mariah Carey has spoken out about her time as a judge on American Idol, revealing that she "hated it" and saying it was "hell".

 

The singer made the frank admission during a Hot 97 radio interview in the US, and even appeared to take a shot at her fellow panelist Nicki Minaj.

 

When asked about her time on the talent show, Carey told host Angie Martinez: "Honestly, I hated it."

 

The 43-year-old music diva continued: "I was the first person signed on … I thought it was going to be a three-person panel. They gave me a nice dangling monetary moment, and I was just like, 'Okay. Randy Jackson will be there; I've known him forever. He used to play bass for me. Like, this isn't a big deal. This will be nothing.'" 

 

Apparently taking a dig at her co-star Minaj, Mariah added: "But it wasn't that. It was like going to work every day in hell with Satan."

 

 

The Art Of Letting Go star then laughed at the comparison before saying: "Naw, I'm just playing. It didn't affect me that much. I was disappointed."

 

Mimi did however admit that there were some enjoyable moments on the hit Fox series.

 

She said: "You know what I loved? I loved the contestants. And some of them that were so good - and also really good people, you could tell - it was disappointing when they would, for political reasons, not put people through."

 

Carey and Minaj openly bickered during their one-season stint on the show, with Super Bass star Nicki even taking to Twitter to label Mariah "insecure and bitter".