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    Cheryl Cole to discuss Simon Cowell in new autobiography?

    The singer has reportedly branded Cowell 'creepy' after he admitted in new book he was 'mesmerised' by her

    By Lisa Potter
    Published 23 April 2012 In News

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    The singer has reportedly branded Cowell 'creepy' after he admitted in new book he was 'mesmerised' by her

    Cheryl Cole is planning to pen a tell-all autobiography about Simon Cowell, after it was revealed that he had secretly wanted to sleep with her during their time on the X Factor panel, it's being reported.

    Cheryl, 28, has apparently branded her former X Factor boss 'creepy' after he admitted in an unauthorised biography that he was 'mesmerised' by her.

    PICS: CHERYL COLE FOR MARIE CLAIRE

    In the sensational new book Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell by BBC journalist Tom Bower, Simon is quoted as saying: 'I would have liked an affair with Cheryl. I felt like a mouse being played with by a beautiful cat.

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    'She would come in dressed in her tracksuit and slippers, drop her eyes and play the soulful victim to get around me. She played me. I adored her.'

    However the Girls Aloud singer is apparently so disgusted by the revelations that she is planning to turn the tables and share her side of the story.

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    According to the Sunday Mirror, Cheryl told a friend: 'How could he embarrass me like this? He was an uncle figure to me and to think all along he was trying to hit on me. It's disgusting and creepy. I'll never work for that man again.'

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    The impending juicy biography will apparently dish the dirt on how Cowell told her to dump husband Ashley Cole and her romance with Derek Hough.

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    'Cheryl's been thinking about doing this for a long time and has spent months preparing, going through old diaries. She wants no stone left unturned. After remaining silent for so long it feels like the right time to speak out,' a source said.

    'She will share all the ins and outs of her marriage breakdown as well as her life as a member of Girls Aloud. She won't be going out to attack people but equally she wants to set the record straight.

    'This week has hardened her up and made her realise it's time to answer her critics once and for all. As for Ashley, he's now blaming Simon for the breakdown of his marriage and thinks he could have kept things together with Cheryl if it hadn't been for his meddling.'

    Music mogul Simon, 52, has been dominating tabloid headlines since Bower's biography also ousted his secret affair with fellow X Factor judge Dannii Minogue.

    SIMON COWELL: 'I FELL EMBARRASSED ABOUT DANNI MINOGUE AFFAIR'

    In other scandalous Simon news, glamour model Alicia Douvall has spoken out about her sixth-month affair with the X Factor boss, telling The Sun that he used to rate her performance in bed as if he were judging a contestant on one of his talent shows. Adding that they once had sex 11 times in one night before he grew bored of her.

    Oh dear, Simon.

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