Simon Cowell – The X Factor 2010

Simon Cowell has made a public apology to Susan Boyle for judging her on the way she looked before he gave her a chance to perform her amazing audition for Britain’s Got Talent.

Simon told The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his prejudice had backfired on him.

The music mogul said, “I’m totally guilty, I’d be the first to admit that I judged her on the way that she looked and the way she walked on stage.

“I was made to look very, very stupid in front of 200 million people. So if you’re watching, I apologise! I learnt a lesson from that.”

Simon spoke out recently to try and defend the way he was handling Susan Boyle’s career after being criticised by immediate members of Susan’s family for not letting Susan take her fame any further before the end of Britain’s Got Talent.

He has spoken to the Daily Record and said, “She’s got the world at her feet right now but there’s no need to panic. I read about her family saying that they want to capitalise on this and right now I think that would be a huge mistake.”

He added “The offers she is getting from people won’t go away. There’s going to be as much support for Susan in one year’s time or two year’s time.”

Simon Cowell has also reportedly said that his experience with managing Paul Potts should be proof that what he thinks is correct.

He said, “I had a very similar situation with Paul Potts, where people were asking should he capitalise on his fame, but I said no, this is just part of the process. He went on with the rest of the competition, he was treated fairly, he won and sold five million records.”

Dannii Minogue is going to return to The X Factor despite all the rumours that she wasn’t. Danni’s future on The X Factor had been uncertain due to her falling out with the ITV Producers and her arguments with the other judges.

It was reported that Dannii Minogue was not going to sign her contract for the sixth series of The X Factor but new reports say that the shows boss Simon Cowell has said that she will return.

The win by Alexandra Burke in the last series of The X Factor was apparently tainted by rows between Dannii and Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole. Sharon Osbourne a former X Factor judge also had a feud with Dannii in a previous series.

An X Factor insider last night said that Simon Cowell will let Dannii return as he was unable to find a suitable replacement.

The insider states, “She has had a tough run over the last couple of years and she has no intention of giving up now.” They go on to say “Dannii has been playing a clever game on her contract negotiations. She has made it clear she loves the show but hasn’t shown her hand publicly about her desire to return.”

The X Factor insider also said,”The contracts will be signed next week.”

Dannii Minogue’s agents will be meeting with the Programmes Chiefs prior to the start of the auditions on June 8th.

The early auditions for The X Factor started this week at London’s O2 centre attracting thousands of hopefuls. They must all pass a number of stages before they get the chance to appear in front of the shows judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and now Dannii Minogue.