Cowell 'didn't learn anything' at school

The 51-year-old music mogul Simon Cowell – who has an estimated personal fortune of over £165m – admits he was never academically successful but believes he has done well out of life because he has such good instincts.

He said: “All my life I had to teach myself. I never really had a proper education. I wasn’t born with any skill. I didn’t learn anything from school.