Since quitting ‘American Idol’ last week, Paula Abdul has been receiving offers, including a spot on ABC’s hit show, ‘Dancing with the Stars’. According to ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson, he called her right after he heard about her exit from ‘American Idol’ to let her know she was welcome anytime on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.

Abdul, who famously exchanged wedding rings with The Breakfast Club star, Emilio Estevez, in 1992, has seen a real up shift in her career since appearing on ‘American Idol’. 

About inviting Abdul to appear on Dancing with the Stars, McPherson had some very kind and generous words: “I told her we'd love to have her on 'Dancing' - as a judge, a guest star or a contestant. She's a huge talent. I think there's a sensitivity and a kind of emotion to her that balances out 'Idol.' And we'd love to get a piece of that. It would be great."

Since announcing her retirement from American Idol via Twitter last week, the former pop-star has kept fairly quiet, presumably keeping her options open. ABC’s offer is not the first once since announcing her departure: Nigel Lythgoe, producer of Fox’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, has extended a public offer, though he also mentioned it's unlikely his show is looking for a full-time judge.

Fox President Peter Rice, responding to the Abdul’s sudden resignation from ‘American Idol’, said that she had been given "a very fair" offer for a new contract. Insiders claim said she was offered up to $5 million a year - close to double her past salary. Despite the alleged increase, she would still earn less than host Ryan Seacrest.

Paula Abdul recently unwittingly appeared in Sasha Baron Cohen’s outrageous film, Bruno, where she sat on a Mexican and used another as a table.

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