When you’re rolling around in wads of hard-earned cash like we assume Simon Cowell does every morning once he wakes up from his duck-feather pillowed-bed, we reckon handing out dollar bills to his nearest and dearest comes as second nature. And it turns out, music boss Simon Cowell does exactly that and then some – he’s admitted actually paying off his exes.
The music boss is known for his close relationship with ex-girlfriend Sinitta, along with Terri Seymour and Jackie St Clair, and he has quite happily told The Guardian that he does slip his old loves a few bucks now and again, although, it’s “not all of them, that’s quite rare”.
And what is his explanation for the whole situation? “You can't have somebody in your life who's become accustomed to a certain thing, and just because you don't want to be in the relationship any more say to them, no everything is cut off.” Ah! Okay.
He continues, “It's not alimony. It's, I believe, doing the right thing. That comes back to me wanting them to be happy, you just can't do it too many times.”
Well, we suppose when you look it like that – that he might just want his former ladies to be happy – then it is well justified and maybe even a little – shock horror – thoughtful of The X Factor USA judge. Maybe Simon has a nice side afterall! Lucky Mezhgan Hussainy, eh?
Oh and we guess that explains why Sinitta is set to make an appearance at the Judge’s Houses stage on The X Factor this year too...