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The X Factor judge Simon Cowell has reportedly told his fellow judge Cheryl Cole to leave her cheating husband after a three and a half year marriage with Ashley Cole.
It has been widely reported that Cowell is guiding Cheryl about her next move and offering her the confidence to feel that she can go it [...]
29th Jan 10
Simon Cowell provides Susan Boyle with security guards
by Harry Oldfield
Concerned friends of Susan Boyle, including Simon Cowell, have hired a team of minders to protect the singing star following her prowler hell.
The multi-millionaire pop icon has informed a security firm to guard SuBo at her home in Blackburn, West Lothian.
It has been reported that Edinburgh-based firm Clockwork Security will provide 24 hour protection for [...]
15th Jan 10
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue pregnant
by Natasha Redman
A spokesman has confirmed that Australian singing sensation and X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is pregnant with her first child.
The 38-year-old is expecting her first child with her former rugby player boyfriend Kris Smith.
The pop star turned X Factor judge received the results of her 12-week scan this Wednesday, the couple were reported to have [...]
23rd Dec 09
Simon Cowell determined for Christmas hit for 2010
by Paul Russell
It has been reported that Simon Cowell hopes to stage next year’s final of The X Factor a week early in order to avoid a repeat of the show’s winner losing the battle for the number one song on the singles chart, when this year’s winner Joe McElderry was beaten by Rage Against The Machine’s [...]
(Read More)22nd Dec 09
Simon Cowell offered Facebook campaign couple a job
by Paul Russell
The X Factor judge Simon Cowell has admitted he offered jobs to Jon and Tracy Morter, the couple who successfully launched a campaign to stop the winner of the singing contest taking out the number one song on the UK charts.
Cowell expressed disappointment at losing the battle for the number one position on the festive [...]
15th Dec 09
McElderry wins X Factor in front of 19.1 million viewers
by Harry Oldfield
A student from South Shields is now the favourite to win the Christmas number one with his debut single The Climb, after taking out The X Factor with almost two thirds of the 10 million votes.
The show peaked with 19.1 million, 62 per cent of the total viewing audience, a significant increase from the 14.6 [...]
11th Dec 09
Campaign to stop X Factor Christmas hit
by Adam Richards
The X Factor judge Simon Cowell has attacked a Facebook campaign to prevent this year’s X Factor winner from becoming the Christmas number one as cynical and stupid.
The group of over 556,000 has pledged to purchase a 1992 track by Rage Against The Machine instead.
The protest group was set up to fight the perceived stranglehold [...]
24th Nov 09
Jedward twins voted out of X Factor
by Harry Oldfield
They were referred to as an unstoppable machine by Simon Cowell, but John and Edward Grime were deadwood after being voted off the X Factor.
The identical twins, known as Jedward, came up against some stiff competition in the sing-off against Olly Murs.
The twins performed a rendition of Boyzone’s No Matter What, which was described as [...]
18th Nov 09
Calvin Harris banned from X Factor
by Natasha Redman
Reports claim that singer Calvin Harris would not be allowed to visit the X Factor studios again after his larking about on the set of the show last Saturday night.
The singer was kicked out by producers in the latest performance round after he invaded the stage with a pineapple on his head as John & [...]
12th Nov 09
Top 20 list of influential people of London released
by Natasha Redman
Stella McCartney, Simon Cowell and Dizzee Rascal were today named in the top 20 most influence people in London, joining Mayor Boris Johnson and Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson in the annual list of the most powerful figures in the UK’s capital.
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, topped the list with Business Secretary Peter Mandelson in second [...]


