BRITAIN’S Got Talent judge Simon Cowell gets terrifyingly close to having his skull split open by one auditionee on the ITV talent contest tomorrow.
It sees a bloke with a giant hammer smash melons either side of the mogul’s face while he lies on the stage.
Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has revealed he once went boozing for a fortnight in Majorca when he was younger[/caption]
But Simon has revealed his head hurt almost as much following a holiday he took when he was 18 years old which saw him boozing for almost a fortnight in Majorca.
He recalls: “I got drunk in Magaluf.
“We went on one of those all inclusive two weeks holidays, you know, where you go on the coach and everyone ends up absolutely hammered?
“I mean, I just about remember one day of that two week holiday, but I remember thinking this is literally paradise.”
Simon was talking as BGT celebrates its 18th birthday, and he was recalling what he was up to when he was in his late teens.
As well as partying in some surprising Mediterranean resorts, he was starting out in showbiz doing any job he could.
It was then that he encountered true snobbery which, as result, he’s always railed against.
Simon said: “I was working hard.
“I was pushing a mail cart around the West End of London with envelopes and parcels on it.
“And do you know what? There were people who were quite snobby and would laugh at me within the company because I decided to do that rather than an admin job where they all wore suits.
“There was one time, and it’s stuck in my mind to this day, I was delivering some parcels and I was talking to one of the PAs, who was very nice, and somebody who was in a particular department said, “Why are you talking to him? He’s just the post boy.”
“And I remember thinking, “Wow, what a…” Think of a word that sounds like anchor!
“But I knew at 18 you had to work hard, and that wasn’t an issue for me.
“If someone said, “you’re gonna work 18 hours a day”, I would’ve done 20, if I’m being honest with you.
”It was just knowing that to do well, you had to learn. And so I just wanted the opportunity.”
If he could go back and meet his 18-year-old self, what would he tell him?
Simon said: “Just to understand that it’s going to take you time and hard work to get where you want to go. And don’t ever be a snob!
“Don’t become one of those people who tried to humiliate you when you are doing what was effectively manual work.
“Don’t look down on people.
“You know what I mean?
“My parents were very good like that, in their eyes everybody was the same.
“And that’s always how I’ve viewed people, no one is better than the next person, and it’s something I’m teaching Eric now too.”
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