Is Simon Cowell Gay? Learn About His Sexual Preference

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive. He is best known for his scathing, blunt, and controversial comments on all the talent competitions he has judged – “Pop Idol,” “The X Factor UK,” “Britain’s Got Talent,” “American Idol,” “The X Factor US,” and “America’s Got Talent”. He is the founder and sole owner of the British entertainment company named Syco.

He is named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and was ranked sixth in the list of The Daily Telegraph of the “100 Most Powerful People in British Culture”. Cowell even received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category.

Although he was notable for his insults and sometimes below-the-belt remarks, it is no secret that he helped various artists by producing and promoting successful singles and albums, including Fifth Harmony, Noah Cyrus, Little Mix, Labrinth, Leona Lewis, Cher Lloyd, Fleur East, Olly Murs, and Susan Boyle. He also signed and took under his wing some successful boy bands like Westlife and One Direction.

But Cowell’s blunt personality made him one of the most controversial media personalities. This also leads to rumors about his sexuality. Some people believe that the renowned host is queer. Well, is he? Is Simon Cowell gay? Let’s get to the bottom of it.

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Truth About Simon Cowell’s Sexuality

Simon Cowell’s current net worth is $ 600 Million. But along with his success in the industry being one of the most respected in the music business, there are also lots of speculations being thrown at him. One is his sexual orientation.

With the kind of industry he’s in, Simon Cowell always finds himself surrounded by beautiful women. Despite that fact, he is still speculated to be gay.

In an interview with Radio Times, Cowell said his sexual preference wouldn’t make any difference to his career, adding more fire to the rumors.

But when he was asked again, this is what Cowell said:

With all that has been said, we’re a hundred percent sure that Simon Cowel is not gay.

 

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Simon Cowell’s Relationships

Simon Cowell has long been in the industry and has been linked to quite a few gorgeous ladies.

Back in the 1970s, Simon Cowell dated former Page 3 model and Miss Nude UK, Jackie St Clair. The pair remained good friends even after the break-up.

Paula Hamilton was also linked with Cowell in 1977. She claimed that she and Cowell were childhood sweethearts.

Paula is also open to the public that Simon Cowell was the one who took her virginity at the age of 16.

Next on his list is Sinitta, where he had an on-off relationship for 20 years.

But when Eric, Simon’s son, was born, Sinitta said that she’d never come in between his family.

In 1995, Simon Cowell and Louise Payne, a Page 3 model, shared three years together. It even came to the point that Cowell proposed but, later on, broke off the engagement when he realized that he was not ready to have children yet.

Another Page 3 model was linked to Cowell years after that called-off engagement. Georgina Law is a British model who shared a story after their relationship:

Then here comes Terry Seymour. She’s one of Cowell’s longest relationships. It was rumored that she was given £6 million when they broke up. This must be the reason why Simon Cowell says that he’s good at breaking up. What do you think the others get?

He then met Dannii Minogue in 2007. Cowell admitted that it was just a short fling.

Mezghan Hussainy is one of those ex-girlfriends that was rumored to have received a gift after their break up. She was a makeup artist on “American Idol”. He ended up proposing to Hussainy and later on called it off and gave her a multi-million-dollar mansion as a parting gift.

Another one on his list is Carmen Electra. She was a guest judge on “Britain’s Got Talent”. They dated in 2012, but later on, it ended when she found Simon getting cozy with his current fiancé, Lauren Silverman.

After years of dating, Simon finally decided to settle down. He proposed to Lauren Silverman in Christmas of 2021 after being in a relationship for nine years.

They met with an undesirable beginning. Lauren was married to Andrew Silverman, a real estate tycoon. Andrew was said to be Cowell’s close friend. Lauren and Andrew soon filed for divorce when word came out about her relationship with Cowell and when she announced her pregnancy with his child.

They now have an eight-year-old son named Eric. One year after the engagement, Simon still refused to share any details about the wedding.

Is Simon Cowell Gay?

With Simon Cowell getting married, questions about his sexuality are hopefully answered. Because no, the renowned media personality is not gay. And that is evident in the past and present relationships he has.