The Worst Decision Ellen Has Ever Made

Ellen DeGeneres doesn't seem like someone who lives with regret but there is one career decision that still plagues her...

Her decision to be a judge on American Idol.

The 57-year-old chat show host joined the panel of Idol as a replacement for Paula Abdul on season nine in 2010 but admitted that she loathed her time as a judge and hated crushing people's dreams.

She told Howard Stern, "That's one of the worst decisions I've made. As a fan of the shows, it doesn't matter that I sing or I know anything about pitch or anything, I'm like everybody else at home - it's American Idol. So I thought I'm gonna represent those people at home that have opinions."

"I just thought, like Howard [Stern] says, 'I can't break this person's heart' ... let somebody else do that."

DeGeneres also revealed she is baffled that Caitlyn Jenner still judges gay marriage.