Simon Cowell quits his 40-a-day smoking habit in his quest for eternal youth
THE X Factor boss, who started smoking at the age of eight, has ditched his smokes in favour of an electronic cigarette which he's even been seen puffing on during a red carpet outing.
SHEEP placenta facials, colonics, Botox, not to mention injecting vitamins, Simon Cowell’s efforts to stave off the ravages of time are never-ending. But now the vain 53-year-old X Factor mogul has made the most sensible decision yet in his quest for eternal youth – to kick his 40-a-day smoking habit. According to his fellow Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, Simon has replaced his favourite wrinkle-inducing Kool menthol cigarettes with electronic ones. The e-cigarettes work by sucking in water from the atmosphere and releasing vapour that looks like imitation smoke.
Amanda, 42, said: “Simon does not smoke any more. He has got a vaporising cigarette instead. He smokes air, or rather water. It’s amazing.” The devices are huge in LA – where Simon is based for six months a year – and he was recently spotted puffing on an e-ciggy on a red carpet. The multi-millionaire, who once admitted he started smoking at the age of EIGHT, has previously gushed about so-called “cancer sticks”.
He said: “I genuinely still love smoking.
“I equate smoking with having a good time.
“I shouldn’t be saying this but, well, they’re not illegal, are they? After sex – amazing.”
Too much information, Mr Cowell. Far too much. Hopefully, it’ll be third time lucky for the BGT boss, who’s attempted to quit twice before.
In January 2012 he made a New Year resolution to stop with the aid of hypnosis after close friends and family begged him to kick the revolting, and very stinky, habit. With a few sessions under his belt at a pricey London clinic, he managed to reduce his habit from a chain-smoking 44 fags-a-day to 15. Docs then warned workaholic Simon to ditch tabs altogether after he collapsed from nervous exhaustion last summer. A Britain’s Got Talent insider added: “Simon is trying to cut down on the menthols and he’s finding that electronic cigarettes are really helping.” Fingers crossed that they do the trick – and just think what he’ll save on anti-ageing treatments.
