Simon Cowell has reportedly bagged a whopping £90million cash deal to keep his global Got Talent franchise on worldwide TV.
The famous telly judge already has a net worth of £390million, and has now secured one his biggest pay days ever as he promised to “announce something soon” to fans.
The Got Talent shows, which air in 69 countries, have proved so popular that a massive investment bank is prepared to give him the cash up front to keep them going, according to The Sun.
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The deal, which took two years to complete, has been hailed as “the first of it’s kind” and will be made with Simon’s Syco Entertainment firm, leaving the record and TV executive more time to concentrate on work he loves.
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A source told The Sun: “Simon’s decision will give him more time to concentrate on what he enjoys.
“As well as spending time with his family, he loves Britain’s Got Talent and its US counterpart America’s Got Talent and he would like to continue appearing on those, being in front of the camera, for years to come.
“This deal means he will continue to make a fortune from the other versions of Got Talent in countries around the globe.”
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The deal comes despite Simon recently downsizing Syco earlier this year to spend more time with his family, his fiancé Lauren Silverman, 45, and their seven-year-old son Eric.
He last week told the Daily Mirror: “I am getting back in the music business with something I’m going to announce soon.”
It comes after reports his wedding to socialite Lauren Silverman is imminent.
The Britain’s Got Talent creator previously admitted he’d taken over planning the big day from Lauren, who he started dating in 2013.
Discussing their nuptials, Simon revealed he had also shunned wedding planners and was taking a hands-on approach to being a groom.
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He told The Sun: “I am planning it all, otherwise I know what will happen — there will be 600 people and it’ll get out of control, like my 50th birthday party.
“But I don’t want to have one of these ghastly wedding planners and all the arguments that happen, and who you do invite and who you don’t invite.
“The whole thing just seems like too much hassle.”
He also admitted that not even Lauren will know when the wedding is going to happen.
“No one knows when it’s going to be — that’ll be a surprise, even for Lauren.”
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