Jennifer Lopez says she misses American Idol "in theory".

The singer explained how she doesn't have time to think about missing the show as she has her hands full with her current world tour.

Jennifer announced she would be departing the American Idol judging panel after two seasons on the show earlier this year.

Her reasons for exiting the hit reality singing contest were so she could concentrate on her first love which is performing on stage.

"Am I missing Idol? Not yet. I miss it in theory right now. It was hard for me to move on, I really loved it. But no, not yet," Jennifer told The Hollywood Reporter. "I'm on tour and I'm having a great time doing that and I will miss it when I see it on TV and remember all the great moments I had there. But right now ... I got my hands full."

As well as embarking on her current tour with Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer has other ventures in the pipeline to keep her occupied.

The successful businesswoman has started to make her way as a TV producer after partnering with the Hispanic cable channel NuvoTV on new programming.