Simon Cowell has secret past with Geordie Shore star after ill-fated X Factor stint

dailystar.co.uk:

Geordie Shore star Abbie Holborn has unveiled that her father Craig Holborn had known Simon Cowell "for years" before he had auditioned for Britain's Got Talent.

The 24-year-old bombshell, who recently started her own clothing range Festi Girl, explained that the ITV judge and her dad's relationship began "ten years" before he took to the stage.

Fans of the talent scout programme may recall Craig's audition from 2017 which saw him join forces with three other band members - calling themselves The Boyz.They performed a rendition of Backstreet Boys' hit Everybody (Backstreets Back).At the time, his audition was heavily criticised by fans and his pal of over a decade, head judge Simon.While The Boyz didn't turn out to be everyone's cup of tea, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden all voted to send the group through to the next round.In an exclusive interview with Daily Star, the Hits 1 Radio DJ explained that there wasn't any bad blood between Simon and her dad - despite the music moguls negative comments.She said: "I think he [her dad] and Simon actually knew each other because my dad auditioned on The X Factor on his own and he actually got through to the judges houses. "This was ten years ago."Abbie hadn't realised at the time that her dad's audition would have escalated as much as it.She added: "I was actually in the house filming so other than what came through on my phone I couldn't see it or anything.""There were just so many articles.