Simon Cowell made viewers surprised when he was seen wiping away tears during an X Factor audition.
Now, the TV judge has opened up about his emotional reaction which came just after the dea:th of his beloved mother.
Simon Cowell’s mother Julie was 89 when she passed away following a stroke in 2014. Speaking on Loose Women, he said: “I mean it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn’t really expecting what happened.”
The contestant named Josh Daniels had performed Jealous by Labrinth which he dedicated to his best friend who d!ed in a car cr:as:h, aged 18, two years ago in 2013. Josh had no idea that Simon was grieving, but realised that his heartfelt rendition had clearly moved the music mogul.
Simon went on: “Of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, ‘God this is going to be really hard to sit through this’. But then you’ve got to think of [the contestant] and it’s his moment but yes it was very emotional.”