Although Simon Cowell has insisted he has never had a facelift after Ant & Dec made a cheeky quip about his changing appearance.
The music mogul, 63, hit back after the Geordie duo, both 47, joked about his ‘new face’ during the opening episode of Britain’s Got Talent.
Dec told the audience: ‘We have a new face joining the judging panel’ to which his comedy partner replied: ‘What? Simon has a new face?’.
Speaking to The Mirror Simon laughed off the suggestion he had gone under the knife, despite his drastically altered features.
‘I think it’s hysterical. I mean, it just makes me laugh. I haven’t had a facelift or anything.’
‘I’ve had a bit of Botox or whatever, but nothing drastic. So when I hear about this stuff, honestly it does make me laugh’.
Appearing on Lorraine this week ahead of the talent show’s return fans expressed concern for the star with one writing: ‘He seems to have changed his face which has made him look strange.’
Another added: ‘WTF does Simon look like? Ruined his face totally ridiculous.’
A third penned: ‘Simon Cowell looks like a completely different person lately.’
‘Simon Cowell looks like a hologram,’ another posted.
In recent times, Simon has sparked concern with his radically different facial features, looking unrecognisable notably in a Britain’s Got Talent promo.
The record label also boss sparked concern with his ‘unrecognisable’ appearance at the Royal Variety Performance, which was filmed on December 2 and aired on ITV later that month.
It comes after he revealed his hope of becoming a father again at the age of 63 and has even given up smoking in bid to become the perfect parent.
The music mogul, who already shares nine-year-old son Eric with fiancée Laura Silverman, 45, said that while it ‘might not happen’ he would love to grow his family.
Speaking to The Sun Simon said: ‘Being a dad is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I love every second I spend with [Eric]’.
‘But you never know with kids if they’re happy being on their own or how would he feel if there was another one?’
Before adding: ‘So look, will it happen? I don’t know. But I would love another kid. I really like being a dad.’
He told The Mirror how he had given up his 40 cigarette a day smoking habit since swapping single life for fatherhood.
In October last year, The BGT judge’s pal Sinitta said how Eric was doing his best to stop his father from smoking.
Telling The Mirror: ‘He follows him around, with the smoking thing, he only allows Simon to have one puff of a cigarette, he always says, ‘how many puffs, how many puffs’, Eric’s like a little cigarette police and keeps him on his toes. It’s very sweet.’
Source : The Mirror
