Simon Cowell Has a Deep Side

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Music mogul Simon Cowell may seem like the bad guy on American Idol, but he's really just a shrewd people person. Westlife singer Mark Feehily, who recently appeared on Simon’s UK TV show The X Factor, revealed: “He’s a very interesting person to talk to. He’s got a big side of him that’s interested in psychology. You kind of go into his office and there’s books on psychology. He’s a business man and business men need to know all of that sort of stuff.”

Simon with fellow Idol host Randy Jackson (Photo Agency)
Mark, 29, praised Simon for his “charm and intelligence” and admitted fans would be surprised if they got to know the real side of the star, who's been dubbed "Mr. Nasty" for his snide comments and putdowns. He added to BANG Showbiz: “He’s a very nice man and there’s a lot more to him than what the public probably see. I think he’s also a very private man as famous as he is and you know he doesn’t show that side of him.”

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