Becoming a judge on American Idol was a risky move for Jennifer Lopez — but her intuition drove her to do it. In conversation with Nikki Glaser for Interview Magazine released Wednesday, Oct. 9, Lopez opened up about her decision-making process behind joining the singing competition show as a judge.

Jennifer Lopez has revealed that her team nearly let an opportunity for her to join the American Idol judging panel fall on the floor. The 55-year-old singer-actress recalled that she was faced with a tough decision ahead of her tenure on the singing competition series across its original run on Fox,