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Simon Cowell returned to television screens on Wednesday when he stopped by ITV This Morning studios for a meeting with X Factor co-star Dermot O’Leary.
The 63-year-old music and TV mogul was in good spirits as he teased his new business venture with former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan on the sofa in This Morning, but some viewers were distracted by his appearance.
The live television appearance comes two weeks after he appeared in a new Britain’s Got Talent video. aroused concern among fans.
TV appearance: Simon Cowell returned to television screens on Wednesday when he stopped by ITV This Morning studios.
Fans were again distracted by Simon’s appearance on Wednesday, with one tweeting during the show: ‘What happened to Simon Cowell?! I can’t process what I’m seeing?! #This morning.’
‘Errrrmmmmm, who is this person pretending to be Simon Cowell? #ThisMorning’ another agreed.’
Another noted that it was “shady” for This Morning to play a retro clip of Simon while he was in the studio, tweeting:
“So gloomy from #ThisMorning to show pictures of what Simon Cowell used to look like while they had him on the couch.”
Reunion: The 63-year-old music and TV mogul was in high spirits as he teased his new business venture with former X Factor star Lucy Spraggan on the This Morning sofa
New look: However, fans were distracted by Simon’s appearance, with one tweeting during the show: ‘What happened to Simon Cowell?! I can’t process what I’m seeing?!
Simon enjoyed a happy reunion with Dermot, who hosted his hit show The X Factor for years, when he arrived at This Morning studios with Lucy.
Before viewers heard more about Simon and Lucy’s new partnership, they were reminded of Simon’s first television appearance as a judge on This Morning, prior to The X Factor, when the daytime show was scouting for new music talent in 1999.
After viewing the clip, Simon, head in hands, laughed, ‘Oh no…’ before admitting it was ‘just a little!’ embarrassing, and he added: ‘I’ve turned very red.’
Explaining more about his association with 2012 contestant Lucy, Simon said: “I have my own publishing house where I hire writers and about two years ago we met and I said that apart from being a great artist, she’s a brilliant songwriter, so I said I wanted to publish their songs…’
Embarrassed: After watching a flashback clip of his 1999 appearance on This Morning, Simon, head in hands, admitted it was ‘just a little!’ embarrassing
Simon continued: “Great songs are like great paintings, but then Lucy played me this demo called Balance and I always remember where I am when I hear a great song for the first time and it’s the best feeling in the world… and I’m obsessed with this song by the way!
‘And now in my life you have to do something that you are passionate about, and this is something that I am very passionate about. The song is so relevant to what’s going on in the world right now, it’s a great message.’
He also elaborated on whether his ITV show The X Factor will ever return to screens, explaining: ‘A hundred thousand new songs are uploaded every day right now… What would you do differently today?’
‘There’s a lot I’ve learned to be honest with you. I think it started to become a kind of machine.
You put out a record that year and move on, and that’s not the way to do it. And when you throw someone into the spotlight, it’s hard, you know? So look, it will continue…’
Following enthusiasm from This Morning host Alison Hammond and comments about how Dermot was always the best presenter on that show, Dermot followed up the compliment by suggesting Alison as a potential host of Britain’s Got Talent alongside Simon.
Simon laughed, ‘I love Alison, you know that!’ but he declined to say who would replace judge David Walliams when the show returns next year.
It was during a promotional video for BGT shared two weeks ago that Simon raised fans’ concerns about his appearance.
Simon looked unrecognizable with his incredibly smooth complexion, brilliant white teeth, and enhanced features that could have been the result of cosmetic work.
In the video, Simon encouraged people to get in touch to audition for Britain’s Got Talent, just days after judge David Walliams walked out on the show.
He said in the VT short: ‘I always say on this show, two or three minutes can change your life. And has. And maybe this time it’s going to be you.
‘My God! What happened to her face?: Last week, the star aroused fans’ concern in a new video shared on social media to promote the new series of her ITV show, Britain’s Got Talent.
‘So please audition now for next year’s season and I look forward to meeting you.’
The comments went wild shortly after she posted with fans writing things like, “What happened to her face?”
Good grief, I almost didn’t recognize him then.
Simon has lost 20 pounds in the past two years and has been showing off his leaner physique after revisiting his lifestyle when he broke his back in 2020.
The star suffered a major injury after crashing his electric bike near his Malibu home and now maintains a regular sleep and exercise schedule.
Is that you, Simon? She sported an incredibly smooth complexion, sparkling white teeth, and enhanced features that could have been the result of cosmetic work (pictured right in 2018)
He suffered complications from surgery to fuse his vertebrae, forcing him to stay in bed for six months.
In addition to walking 40 miles a week, The X Factor boss has rearranged his work schedule to ensure he only starts business meetings after 9 a.m. instead of holding conferences until the wee hours of the morning like he used to. previously.
A source previously told MailOnline: ‘Simon said he hasn’t worn trainers that much in 20 years. He feels fitter than ever and maintains a normal routine instead of talking on the phone until the wee hours of the morning.
What has happened? It seems that her fans were shocked by her new appearance.