Cowell's ego not an act

A British TV presenter has branded Simon Cowell self-obsessed, insisting his vanity is genuine and not an act for the TV cameras.

Stephen Mulhern - who presents 'Britain's Got More Talent', a spin-off of Cowell's 'Britain's Got Talent' series - has laid bare his behind-the-scenes secrets, insisting the 48-year-old's conceit continues even after the cameras are switch off.

He says: "Simon's first port of call is his portable mirror that he takes with him all the time.

"He has his own make-up artist, Julia, who travels with him wherever he goes. No one else can get his orange tint right."

Mulhern also confirmed there is a "genuine animosity" between Cowell and costar Piers Morgan, saying: "I worry that it could come to fisticuffs."