NAME GAME: Cheryl is in a happy place [PA]
The cheeky X Factor boss claimed his fellow judge, 31, had purposefully wed someone with an unpronounceable name to compete with divas like Madonna, Cher and Shakira.
In another dig at the former Girls Aloud star Simon, 54, said he was shocked anyone would want to marry her because she was such “high maintenance”.
During an interview with the Daily Star Sunday, Simon said: “I’m happy for Cheryl. She sent me a text on the day that it happened. It said ‘Are you sitting down? I’ve got married’.”
He joked: “I’m surprised she’s found anyone to be with her full time because she’s high maintenance but I’m happy for her. He’s a nice guy.
“I can’t get used to saying her new name though, forget it.
“I am convinced she has married this guy so now we have to call her Cheryl, like Madonna.”
Simon and Cheryl are back on the UK X Factor panel together for the first time in four years. Their comeback follows a huge public falling out after Cheryl’s humiliating sacking from the US X Factor.
But according to them, their past spat is water under the bridge. Simon said: “She is definitely happier. She is the happiest I have seen her in years. She is back on form, she is doing a good job on the show. She’s got a good record, she’s married, she’s in a good place.
“I’m selling babies to her. She is fantastic with Eric. I wouldn’t be surprised if she has a baby next.
“Cheryl is so easy to wind up. I’ve been teasing her a little bit about her marriage.”“I am the happiest I have ever been”Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Cheryl married French playboy Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, 33, in a secret ceremony last month.
The shock wedding prompted criticism from those worried the singer had rushed into it. Chatting as arena auditions kicked off in London, Cheryl refused to say if it had all happened too soon. But she backed up Simon’s claims she had never been happier.
Cheryl, who is currently No.1 with Crazy Stupid Love, said: “I am the happiest I have ever been. It has been an amazing week and an amazing year.”
Talking about being reunited with Cowell, she added: “The second I sat down it was like four years didn’t pass. It’s like we have never been apart. He has started pinching me quite a lot though. I don’t think that’s on, you know? Him nipping my arm is a bit much. It’s annoying.”
The media mogul added: “Yes I have pinched her a few times because I was bored.
“We have more of a brother and sister relationship and she is more like the annoying younger sister.”
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