RUSHES: 2005 GQ Awards

2005 GQ Awards; **BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY** ENGLAND: London: Covent Garden: INT Paula Abdul (Singer and TV Judge - wearing strappy dress and gold necklace) interview on red carpet SOT - On what makes a man of the year - jokes that it is not Simon Cowell / watching the auditions is like 'shark bait' for Simon Cowell / the sexiest person on TV is Denzel Simon Cowell (TV Judge) interview on red carpet SOT - On the auditions - at one point it was a bit like we'd only opened it up to people from the loony bin / I've known Louis [Walsh] for 15 years / I wasn't happy with the group I was given but now I am very happy / on what it takes to be a man of the year - I haven't got a clue / Gordon Ramsey makes me look like a pussycat / the sexiest person on TV is Eva Longoria from Desperate Housewives, she's cute Brief shot of Jade Jagger (Daughter of Mick Jagger - wearing black strapless dress) along on red carpet Sophie Okonedo (Actress - wearing cap sleeved dress) interview on red carpet SOT - On what makes a man of the year - someone who has something to say about the world and has a sense of humour / on her latest film Stormbreaker / I don't really fancy actors that much, I like a nice landscape gardener or something, they work with their hands [laughs]