Simon Cowell was left devastated when he lost his mum Julie earlier this year, but the music mogul said her ‘optimism’ has driven him to carry on.
Fans of The X Factor were shocked that just days after his mother’s death he returned to work judging the talent show, but the head judge explained that it’s what his mum would have wanted.
‘I thought about it long and hard. I gave myself two or three days and then… I know it sounds like a cliché, but having such a strong bond with my mum meant I knew exactly what she’d have said. It would have been “this is your show, you love… Read the full story