Britain’s Got Talent judge Simon Cowell has admitted to overusing Botox in the past, revealing that he cringes when watching back old episodes of the ITV talent show.
Simon, who is currently starring in Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions, dropped fellow judge Amanda Holden in it too – claiming that she was just as bad.
“I love watching ‘the Botox years’,” he told the Mirror.
“All of us are like, ‘Christ, we had a lot that year. Not so much that year… maybe a bit too much that year.’
“You know, the old clips of us are hysterical, Amanda’s always like, ‘What was I thinking?’. I said, ‘Well, I don’t look a lot better.’ I look all right now, but certain years it was like, ‘Wow’, I don’t know what was going on.”
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2 of 15Aidan Davis, now
Aidan is now 19, still dancing and rapping and is a black belt in karate.His Facebook page says he writes all of his own lyrics, and is in the studio working on new material.Check out his Instagram (@aiidandavis) for more pictures...
3 of 15Aidan Davis, then
Aidan appeared on the talent show in 2009 when he was just 11 years old, and he has grown into quite the handsome young man now, hasn't he?During his audition, Simon Cowell told him: "I think you're better than any dancer I have ever seen. I think you are super, super, super talented."
4 of 15Hollie Steel, then
Hollie sparked a debate when she appeared on the show in series three in 2009 at the age of 10 about whether there should be a lower age limit for auditionees.She made it through to the final of the season and finished in sixth place but during her semi-final performance forgot the words to her song and burst into tears live on television.The singer was comforted by judge Amanda Holden and boss Simon Cowell demanded producers find time for her to have a second try on the night.
5 of 15Hollie Steel, now
After the show she toured with Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Sound of Music with Jason Donovan and in 2010 released a self-titled album through her own record label BB5 Records Limited.These days she shares videos of herself singing on YouTube where she has more than 30,000 subscribers.
6 of 15Ronan Parke, then
Singer Ronan auditioned for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and found himself embroiled in an online smear campaign when an anonymous blogger claimed he had been groomed by Simon Cowell to appear on the show for two years beforehand.The allegations were proven to be untrue and Mr Cowell signed him up to release a self-titled album of covers, and single A Thousand Miles.
7 of 15Ronan Parke, now
He was later dropped from Simon's record label and is now working with Rosen Music Group on new music.His website states: "Ronan has so many exciting things coming up."
8 of 15George Sampson, then
George impressed viewers with his dancing when he body-popped his way across the stage in the second series.He went on to win the show and was signed up for some big money sponsorship and advertising deals.
9 of 15George Sampson, now
George released single Get On Up On The Dance Floor/Headz Up and has appeared in dance stage shows such as Into The Hoods.He had a cameo role in film StreetDance 3D and moved into acting with a recurring role in BBC soap Waterloo Road, and also appeared in Casualty.In 2016 he appeared in four episodes of Emmerdale as part of character Aaron Livesy's child abuse storyline, and was also part of a national tour of show Our House, featuring songs by Madness.
10 of 15Connie Talbot, now
In 2014 she released an EP, Gravity, and a DVD of her Beautiful World tour went on sale in 2015.In 2016 the singer released her seventh album, Matters To Me, and a single, Shut Up (Move On).
11 of 15Connie Talbot, then
Connie went on to become a huge success after auditioning for the very first series of Britain's Got Talent despite never having had a singing lesson in her life.She released her debut album Over The Rainbow in 2007 and went on to release a Christmas record, Holiday Magic.
12 of 15Jack Carroll, then
Jack auditioned for Britain's Got Talent as a comedian at the age of 14 in 2013.He finished runner-up in the seventh series and went on to land television roles in David Walliams' comedy Big School and BBC show Doctors.
13 of 15Jack Carroll, now
The teenager, who was born with cerebral palsy, was also signed up by Simon Cowell to write an autobiography.
14 of 15Shaheen Jafargholi, then
The Welsh singer impressed the judges with his performance of Michael Jackson's Who's Loving You when he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2009.At the age of 12 he was asked to perform at the late pop star's funeral and, after the performance, Motown founder Berry Gordy said: "I have no cotton pickin' idea who that is, but if I were still in the business, I would sign him tomorrow."
15 of 15Shaheen Jafargholi, now
Shaheen made it to the final of his series and went on to branch out into acting, appearing in shows such as Torchwood, Grandpa In My Pocket, Casualty and EastEnders.
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Simon was one of the first male TV stars to admit to having Botox, which freezes facial muscles to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, and even reportedly gave co-stars vouchers to have the procedure done as a Christmas gift.
Fellow BGT star Amanda Holden also admitted to using Botox in the past but gave it up after giving birth to daughter Hollie in 2012.
She told Hello! magazine: “Everybody knows that in the past, yes, I've talked about having Botox.
“I've not gone under the knife or had any injections. Since spending too much time in intensive care after nearly losing a baby, I've not gone under the knife or had any injections.”
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Simon recently lost 20lbs after overhauling his diet and going vegan and showed off his impressive weight loss at the America’s Got Talent final last month.
Speaking to Extra, he admitted: "I went to see this guy who's very well-known.
“And he said to me, after doing some blood work, 'You can't have red meat, dairy, sugar, bread or gluten.'”
Fans began to speculate that a gastric band was the real reason behind Simon’s weight loss, but he denied the rumours.
Speaking about his weight loss to Best Magazine, 59-year-old Simon said, “People have said, ‘Oh, he’s had a gastric band fitted’ - but I haven’t. If I had, I would admit to it. This diet is all about what you put into your body. It’s not the Atkins diet or anything else.”