Fergie turns down TV offer

Jun 1, 2007, 12:30 GMT

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has turned down the chance to be a judge on UK TV show 'Britain's Got Talent'.

Sarah - the ex-wife of Britain's Prince Andrew - says she could not accept the offer to appear on this summer's new ITV talent show because of her charity commitments.

She told the Royalist website: "They asked me to be a judge on 'Britain's Got Talent', which I would have loved to do but sadly it clashed with my commitments for the Ronald McDonald Foundation which is a charity I'm very closely involved with."

It is not the first time the duchess has been tipped to star on a TV reality show.

Earlier this week it emerged she had been approached to appear as a judge on US show on 'Project Runway' - which sees young fashion designers hoping to break into the world of haute couture.

Sarah was also expected to make a guest appearance on 'Dancing With the Stars' after she expressed a desire to appear on the US talent series last year.

The 47-year-old royal's next British TV appearance will be for a tribute to music mogul Simon Cowell. The 'This Is Your Life' special is due to air on June 2.

Sarah, a long-time friend of 'The X Factor' judge, attended the London recording of the show with daughters Princess Beatrice, 18, and Princess Eugenie, 17, on Sunday (27.05.07).

She said: "Oh I've known Simon for years. Did you see how shocked he looked when I walked on?"

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