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Lionel Richie is no alien to the spotlight, but he's not definite whether helium wants it to travel him home. 

After the play 21 finale of American Idol, E! News exclusively got the scoop astir whether the All Night Long singer, who is begetter to Nicole and Sofia Richie, would ever fto his household beryllium the halfway of a caller world show.

"Let maine accidental this to you: Living with my kids has been a reality series that I've been trying to hide for a agelong time," the 73-year-old quipped successful the May 22 occurrence of E! News. "So, to bring it to the nationalist close present would beryllium thing called, post-traumatic syndrome."

Nicole, 41, is nary alien to world TV. She starred successful The Simple Life alongside Paris Hilton, and past had her ain amusement successful 2014, Candidly Nicole, connected which Sofia, 24, made occasional appearances.

"You cognize my kids, they person a journey. They're utilized to this happening called 'all your business, each time retired successful the street,'" Lionel continued. "I'm a small spot much reserved, truthful I'll fto them bash their happening and Papa Richard tin kinda spell location and bask the fireplace." (See much from Lionel's interrogation connected tonight's occurrence of E! News.)

"Remember, now, winning fig 1 is 1 thing," Lionel told E! News aft the show. "Maintaining fig 1 is called the hard work." 

And Lionel knows Iam has the enactment helium needs to instrumentality his triumph to the next level. 

"He's got a large household support. The colony raised him. So, he's got the support," helium added. "Right now, helium needs to deliberation however bash I get, archetypal of all, crossed America and past astir the satellite 1 opus astatine a time?"