Simon Cowell’s friend Sinitta reveals hopes to replace Louis Walsh amid X Factor snub

She said: “I had a very gentle, loving, whisper in his ear and said, ‘You know what? You need to get healthy’ and he was very gracious and accepted it and was like, ‘Yep, got it.’ 

“And he said, ‘You’re not going to recognise me the next time you see me’ and he just cleaned his act up.”

The singer explained she worried about Simon’s lifestyle and “felt as if he was drowning” by focusing on his busy career and neglecting his health.

She recalled: “You know you can tell when you look at someone’s face and I felt as if he was drowning, like he was there but it wasn’t really him.”

source: express.co.uk