Simon Cowell won’t be David Cook’s best man

MANILA, Philippines - On American Idol winner David Cook's wedding day, judge Simon Cowell won’t certainly wait with him on the aisle. Cook, who converted his staunch critic into an adulating fan and friend, said the sharp-tongued judge might not be the best man for his wedding’s Best Man. "If I ever get married I don’t think Simon Cowell would be my best man," Cook said Friday morning (Manila time) in Magic 89.9's radio show. Idol's season 7 winner said Cowell might just pass up on the idea of being the most important man in his wedding day. Despite giving Cowell the thumbs down for the best man job, Cook praised the British judge for helping him become the man he is now. "Simon is still my favorite judge. If I get Simon to say something good, then I know I’ve done something right," Cook said. Although tabloids reported him buying a $54,000 2-carat diamond ring last year, the 26-year-old Oklahoma native has ended his relationship with second season Idol Kimberly Caldwell. In the early stages of Idol’s 7th season, Cowell had not been too favorable of Cook whom he even called once as a bit “obnoxious." But Cook’s willingness to take risks with his song choice and arrangements had soon won over the acerbic judge. But Cowell sparked widespread speculation that he might be leaving "Idol." In an interview in England's Daily Mirror, he said he can't keep up his busy schedule indefinitely. Besides "Idol," Cowell has two British-based shows and other projects. Cowell has since clarified that he won’t say goodbye just yet to Idol. [See: 'Idol' star Simon Cowell says he isn't leaving yet] "I sure hope everyone of them is going to stick around," Cook said. Cook is visiting Manila for a one-night only concert with fellow Idol alum David Archuleta on Saturday. - Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV