Simon Cowell says he was as surprised as the rest of us when he found out Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Liam Payne were dating, but he’s revealed the pair are ‘madly in love’.
The music mogul says he got over his doubts after going out for dinner with the love birds last month.

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He added: “Importantly they both seemed very happy over here [in LA] and very relaxed. I’m happy for them.”

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He also denied he had to apologise to Dermot O’Leary, who is returning to host the ‘X Factor’, just one year after being axed from the show by Simon.
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Meanwhile, it was revealed this weekend that Sharon Osbourne could also be making a return to the ‘X Factor’ as a judge in a bid to win back older viewers..
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