Simon Cowell admits he went ‘too far’ with injections

The iconic British TV personality stunned fans when he debuted his unusually plump face, and now he’s revealed the truth behind his changing appearance.

Simon Cowell revealed that he’s done getting Botox injections and fillers because it made him look “like something out of a horror film”.

Speaking at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on Monday, the former American Idol judge said he felt pressure to maintain a youthful appearance.

“There was a phase where everyone was having their faces pumped full of this and the other,” the British TV personality told The Sun.

The 62-year-old — who accepted the Best Reality Show award for America’s Got Talent with his cast mates Heidi Klum, Sofía Vergara, Howie Mandel and Terry Crews — shared that he realised his facial tweaks had gotten out of hand.

Simon Cowell in 2013. Picture: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Jaguar Land Rover

And in 2019, when he stunned fans with his plump face. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

“There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from ‘before’ the other day, and didn’t recognise it as me first of all,” he said in the interview.

In fact, Cowell admitted his eight-year-old son, Eric, was “in hysterics” about his overly filled face.

“Enough was enough,” the media personality said. “There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero.”

Simon Cowell at the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2022 with Sofia Vergara on Monday – where he revealed he no longer has any filler in his face. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Nickelodeon

Over the years, the iconic TV star has undergone various procedures and treatments — including a facelift in 2018, a litany of facials, vegan diets and teeth veneers after his scary e-bike crash in 2020.

As for his current skincare secrets, Cowell told The Sun he’s going back to basics, relying on eating better and upping his water intake.

“The only good thing of getting older is you have a lot of experience and it’s not always about the things you did well — it’s also about the things you didn’t.”

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