Simon Cowell's first brush with fame was alongside Hollywood star Jack Nicholson

Simon Cowell is speaking out about getting injected with facial fillers for years and then realizing he had to stop.

Simon Cowell is just as well known for his cosmetic surgery choices as he is from his TV shows.

Britain's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has teased an "incredible" upcoming audition on the ITV show, which he has even likened to Paul Potts' famous 2007 act. Fans will recall that singer Paul left the judges in awe with his operatic rendition of Nessun Dorma and even went on to win the first-ever series of the hit competition. Teasing an upcoming audition from a busker called Maxwell, Simon said: "I loved him.

Simon Cowell, 62, has spoken about his “horrendous” e-bike accident, which required back surgery. In 2020, Simon sustained serious injuries when he fell off his electric bike.He had another accident earlier this year, where he broke his arm.The 62-year-old was also suspected to have a possible concussion as a result.Despite these accidents, the Britain’s Got Talent judge can’t bring himself to part with his e-bike.He also has a positive outlook on the way the accidents have impacted his life.When asked if he still owns the bike, the former X factor boss replied: “I’m literally obsessed with it.”The TV personality went on to say he hired a personal trainer to “get me through it”.He credits the trainer for helping him “heal”.The 62-year-old now feels that he is in better shape than previously and says he is “fitter” than he was before.He said: “I feel better.“That accident on my bike was pretty horrendous and I had a trainer to get me through it otherwise I’d never heal properly.“Now I’m fitter than I was before.”Strangely, he’s almost “happy” that the accidents took place.Simon added: “So I’m kind of happy it happened, weirdly.“It’s like it was meant to be,” he told Radio Times.Simon also said he clears time in his work schedule to allow him to rest.Simon explained: “My schedule ten years ago was crazy.“I would work every night until six in the morning, go to bed, wake up in the afternoon then start again.“I was doing 18-hour days.

Amanda Holden has said that Britain's Got Talent taking a break for a year was "the best thing" to happen.The 51-year-old star will be back on our screens this weekend alongside fellow judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.BGT will return this Easter Weekend on Saturday night (April 16) at 8pm and a follow up episode will also air on Sunday (April 17) at 7.35pm.Talking about the hiatus, Amanda said: Ultimately, the safety and health of everybody needed to come first. "I think having that natural rest for a year is the best thing that we could have done in hindsight.

Britain's Got Talent will unveil a new "Paul Potts" shocker in the new series.A seemingly shy busker called Maxwell Thorpe from Sheffield auditions for the judges.They do not think he will be any good and will get buzzed off.However he wows them with his performance - just like awkward mobile phone salesman Potts did back in 2007 with his operatic voice.Head judge Simon Cowell says of Maxwell: “I thought he was brilliant and it was very much like the Paul Potts moment.“It was a real surprise, I had no idea he was going to sing like that. He was so shy and I was praying it was going to work out for him.

Simon Cowell is turning a new page in his life — and one thing he’s not going to fill that page with is fillers!

Back to basics. Simon Cowell is now free of his facial fillers, which his 8-year-old son, Eric, must be happy to see.

Simon Cowell has been pictured with his arm in a brace after he was involved in his second bike accident in 18 months.The Britain’s Got Talent star, 62, only started riding again late last year after breaking his back in Malibu in August 2020 after revving his e-bike by accident.The star then broke his arm in the second crash earlier this year, which took place near his home in West London, and later called himself a “nutter” and vowed to “wear a helmet” in future. It looks like the music industry boss is still on the mend as he made an appearance at the Kid’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica over the weekend while sporting a black and grey arm brace.

Sunset Strip is a shadow of its former self. In the Sixties, the infamous two-mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard was the heart of Los Angeles’ emerging counterculture, a place where world-famous actors Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda joined young hippies in riots against a 10pm curfew. Fast-forward to the Eighties and bands like Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen and Mötley Crüe were staying up long past their bedtimes as the area transformed into the whisky-soaked home of hair metal.

Simon Cowell has opened up about whether The X Factor could ever return. The ITV singing competition ran for 17 years and scouted musicians including Little Mix, One Direction, Olly Murs and Harry Styles, before it was cancelled last year. Simon, 62, told The Sun that if the show did ever return he would strip it “back to basics” and format the show similar to how it began in 2004.

Simon Cowell looks totally unrecognisable at the Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards. The Britain's Got Talent head honcho, 62, has recently ditched his facial fillers and undergone a dramatic 3-stone weight loss.At the awards, which were held in in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, Simon sported his typical look - grey long-sleeved top and black trousers - but his face and body looked very different. Simon was at the event with his America's Got Talent co-stars Terry Crews, Sofia Vergara, Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum.Simon recently told how he removed the filler because he thought he'd gone too far with the cosmetic and decided to lose weight after a warning from his doctor.He told The Sun: “Look, I will tell you what I did.

America's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergra, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel showed their playful sides on Sunday on social media.Heidi, 48, shared several snaps on Instagram of the judges goofing around on a couch amid auditions for the upcoming 17th season of the NBC talent show.'Whats happening,' Heidi wrote as a caption for her roughly 9.2 million followers. Thumbs up:America's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergra, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel showed their playful sides on Sunday on social mediaHeidi wore a pastel pantsuit with a pink top and trousers and orange jacket as she reclined across the laps of Simon, 62, and Sofia, 49, as Howie, 66, leaned in smiling.Simon in another photo gave two thumbs up as Sofia in a strapless black dress and heels draped her hand over his shoulder as Heidi and Howie beamed in the background.

ITV's All Star Musicals as some viewers claimed the show was fixed. The 55-year-old TV presenter stunned viewers on the show last week performing a routine from 42nd Street. The Springwatch and Autumnwatch host looked incredible as she took to the stage in a gold flapper dress.

Great British Bake Off have ever worn a watch? There's a simple reason - they aren't allowed to. It all comes down to the tricks of filming the hit Channel 4 show, judged by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.

TV and music mogul Simon Cowell has opened up about his experience getting cosmetic procedures and has admitted that he looked “like something out of a horror film” after going “too far”. The Britain’s Got Talent star, who is returning to our screens very soon for a new series, has spoken about getting cosmetic procedures done in the past, but says that there is now “zero” filler in his face. The 62 year old said: “There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far.

Simon Cowell is preparing to tie the knot!

Simon Cowell is calling the shots when it comes to his wedding day. The judge, who got engaged to his longtime love, Lauren Silverman, in January, doesn’t want things to get out of control.“I am planning it all, otherwise I know what will happen -- there will be 600 people and it’ll get out of control, like my 50th birthday party,” Cowell said during an interview with The Sun.  He continued, “No one knows when it’s going to be -- that’ll be a surprise, even for Lauren.

Simon Cowell has confessed he feared he looked "like something out of a horror film" after getting cosmetic procedures.The star has always been open about getting facial fillers, but now says that he doesn't have it in his face any more after his son started laughing at him.He told The Sun: "There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from ‘before’ the other day, and didn’t recognise it as me first of all."Eric [Simon’s son] was in hysterics.

SIMON Cowell has admitted he and his fellow X Factor judges were paid "ridiculous" salaries. The 62-year-old starred as head judge on the ITV show on and off from 2004 until it was shelved in 2018.

FOR the past 20 years, he’s been one of the most recognisable men in showbiz — and following a ­horrific near-fatal E-bike crash he is more thankful than ever to be alive. With his trademark haircut, signature T-shirt and boot-cut Levis, Simon Cowell has remained steadfastly unchanged — thanks, in part, to industrial strength Botox. But now, at 62 and looking slim, the music mogul has moved away from the fillers as he adjusts to a new chapter in his life.