Simon Cowell says he was naive when he signed One Direction and regrets not keeping ownership of the name.
22.05.2024 - 12:27 / nypost.com
The Osbournes Podcast,” Kelly went down memory lane with her family. “Do you remember when we were meant to go on ‘American Idol’ and Simon Cowell threw a s–t fit and we all were there waiting to be on camera and they pulled us off the set?” Kelly asked her family members, including mom Sharon, 71, dad Ozzy, 75, and brother Jack, 38. “Simon was like, ‘I don’t want them on the show’ and had us taken off during the commercial break,” Kelly claimed.
She did not specify when this happened. Jack, who has been doing shows about bigfoot and ghosts, asked his mother if Cowell – who was her colleague and fellow judge on “The X Factor” – had ever mentioned anything about this incident.Sharon said “no,” and added that Cowell, who is currently a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” likely “doesn’t even remember.”“Probably not,” Kelly agreed. “But that was really awkward.”On the rest of the podcast episode, Kelly remembered a time an executive told her to lose weight in order to succeed in showbiz.
“When I was a kid, I got pulled into the head of the agency’s office and he was putting golf balls into a cup and gave me a whole speech about how I was too fat for TV and I needed to lose weight, and that if I lost weight, I would look better,” she said. “I just booked a movie with Lindsay Lohan, ‘Freaky Friday.’ I was gonna play her best friend, and then it was right before mom got diagnosed with cancer, so I quit,” she recalled. “And he was just saying, ‘You’re not a movie star, but you could be one if you lost weight.’”Her brother interrupted to call that incident “the most L.A.
s–t ever.“I know,” Kelly said. “As he’s putting golf balls into a cup in his office. And I was just, like, this is the most insulting f—ing [thing].”Aside from
.Simon Cowell says he was naive when he signed One Direction and regrets not keeping ownership of the name.
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Amanda Holden has been back on screens over recent weeks for the current series of Britain's Got Talent, and was even joined by her youngest daughter Hollie in a recent episode.The 12-year-old sat alongside judge Simon Cowell's son Eric, with the two youngsters even running onto the stage to hit the golden buzzer for act Haribow's audition. And following Hollie's rogue TV appearance, a source has told OK! that we may be seeing a lot more of her as Amanda has plans to turn her into a 'big star'.
During Wednesday night’s Britain’s Got Talent live semi-final, viewers flooded to social media fearing one act may and in tragedy. On Wednesday 29 May, American sword swallower Heather Holliday, 38, put on a particularly daring performance that sparked complaints to Ofcom. Viewers were horrified as Heather plunged an array of swords down her throat right in front of the judging panel, which left Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon cringing.
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Kelly Osbourne threw major shade at her former Fashion Police co-star Giuliana Rancic!
Kelly Osbourne is recalling one of the most brutal experiences she’s ever had in the entertainment industry.
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Kelly Osbourne is recalling her time on E!’s Fashion Police!
Kelly Osbourne has opened up about a hurtful experience she had as a young star, where an executive told her she was "too fat for TV".The 39 year old daughter of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne shared the shocking story on the latest episode of The Osbourne's Podcast. "It was the most insulting f***ing thing," she revealed to her listeners.