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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/simon-cowell\/\">Simon Cowell<\/a> has revealed that he is a lot less well off than people assume, as he rubbished his estimated net worth. <\/p>\n<p>Simon, 65, has been in the public eye for decades after making an appearance as a judge on Pop Idol in 2001, working in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the UK music industry.<\/p>\n<p>The mogul has gone from success to success with the shows <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/the-x-factor\/\">The X Factor<\/a>, <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/britains-got-talent\/\">Britain’s Got Talent<\/a>, and American Idol.<\/p>\n<p>He is also credited for signing and launching the careers of: Little Mix, James Arthur, Labrinth, Leona Lewis, Fifth Harmony, <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/olly-murs\/\">Olly Murs<\/a>, Noah Cyrus, and One Direction.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his extraordinary success, the mogul has opened up about his wealth and revealed that money is still a concern for him.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/eg\/podcast\/how-not-to-play-it-safe-with-simon-cowell\/id1407451189?i=1000706551372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Fail<\/a>\u00a0<a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/podcasts\/\">podcast<\/a> with Elizabeth Day, he said: ‘I always worry about money’.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2206512079-2-c24e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23042002\" alt=\"simon cowell on the red carpet in a v-neck top and orange sunglasses\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Simon Cowell has denied his estimated net worth (Picture: Gilbert Flores\/Variety via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/96718353-0-image-a-2_1743318615028.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22817197\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The mogul has worldwide success (Picture: Britain’s Got Talent)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘I always worry about money because I think you have to in a way. You think about <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/coronavirus\/\">Covid<\/a> as an example. No one could have predicted Covid. <\/p>\n<p>‘I remember reading it for the first time on a website, and I don’t read a lot of stuff on social media, but I’d heard about it, so I was curious.<\/p>\n<p>‘Second day, the story got bigger to a point where I actually phoned my partner and I said “I don’t like the look of this, I have a horrible feeling it’s going to be like that movie Contagion, and I think we need to get all of our shows into production around the world quicker this year”. And we did.<\/p>\n<p>‘And when it happened, it was obviously worse than I could have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>‘When you think about that, the wars, and everything else, the instability, what is safe? Is it gold, cash, stocks? I don’t think anything’s safe any longer. I guess your house.<\/p>\n<p>‘Someone did actually say to me once – thank god – “live in your money”. And it was really good advice, i.e, enjoy it, and be happy with it, but understand that the world is precarious.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_249287455-e1746617299464.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23041139\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book publishing Mandatory Credit: Photo by Thames\/Syco\/Shutterstock (9177288d) Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh 'The X Factor' TV show, Series 14, Judges - 28 Oct 2017\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The X Factor was a huge hit in the UK (Picture: Thames\/Syco\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_238532799-775f.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23041143\" alt=\"Editorial Use Only. No Book Publishing. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dymond\/Thames\/Syco\/REX\/Shutterstock (10488463er) Megan McKenna celebrates victory with Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger 'The X Factor: Celebrity' TV show, Series 1, Episode 8, The Final, London, UK - 30 Nov 2019\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The show became a huge franchise (Picture: Dymond\/Thames\/Syco\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When told by Elizabeth that his estimated net worth was around \u00a3500 million, he denied this figure and said that in reality, he was ‘not even close’ to that figure.<\/p>\n<p>‘Oh God, it’s not that. I’m not even close to that. I’m being serious. I’m not.<\/p>\n<p>‘I’ve made a lot, I’m not going to lie. I’ve made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.’<\/p>\n<p>She then asked him pointedly: ‘Do you think you’re rich?’<\/p>\n<p>To this, Simon reflected and said: ‘Probably yes, I’ve definitely got enough, I don’t need anymore. I don’t yearn for what I thought I wanted a few years ago.’<\/p>\n<p>He explained that in his early 40s, he envied those who had yachts and thought maybe that was the extreme wealth that he was after.<\/p>\n<p>He then concluded that he hated the ‘obnoxious and snobby’ crowd and concluded that he learned that money didn’t make any of them happier.<\/p>\n<p>Simon downsized his company <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/01\/14\/simon-cowell-downsizing-syco-after-17-years-to-focus-on-family-15921568\/\">SyCo in 2022 to ‘focus on family’<\/a>, calling it quits on The X Factor and some of his other huge shows.<\/p>\n<p>Simon is still appearing on Britain’s Got Talent, but his hunt for the next big boyband with the upcoming Netflix series, The Midas Touch, which was ultimately scrapped. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T41S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/07\/11\/98127657-0-image-a-194_1746615022219.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-05-07T11:49:53+0100″,”description”:”The Britain’s Got Talent judge went on to admit that he’s not earned ‘anywhere close’ to what people think he has.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/05\/07\/4141711201371506497\/480x270_MP4_4141711201371506497.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/simon-cowell-reveals-money-fears-and-hasnt-earned-anywhere-near-what-people-think\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Simon Cowell reveals money fears and \u2018hasn\u2019t earned anywhere near what people think\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4636"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4642,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4636\/revisions\/4642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}