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It was previously reported he felt snubbed after being excluded from the judging panel of Channel Seven's Australian Idol reboot.
And Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, 60, has taken a brutal stab at the singing competition as he prepares to join a different reality show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, this week.
The The English born music executive, who was was on the original Idol judging panel between 2003 and 2004, told News.com.au on Sunday that the recently-wrapped reboot failed to recreate the essence of what made the original show such a hit.
'It felt a bit creaky. Production values felt really poor and the voices did not inspire me. They should hold the contestants to a high standard and I don't think they did,' he said.
Dicko added that, after not starring on reality TV since his stint on Australia's Got Talent in 2016, it was the 'honesty' of I'm A Celebrity that convinced him to sign up.
Ian 'Dicko' Dickson, 60, (pictured) has taken a brutal stab at Seven's Australian Idol reboot as he prepares to join a different reality show, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, this week
Ian appeared as a judge on the first series of Australian Idol in 2003 alongside fellow
