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Simon Cowell‘s close pal Lucy Spraggan says the music mogul considered signing up for Channel 4‘s SAS: Who Dares Wins – but she told him he has ‘no chance’.
The former X Factor frontman may live a life of luxury, but it seems he wanted to show just how tough he is.
Simon, 65, was pleased to hear that Lucy had been in talks for the series, where it puts celebs through their paces as they take on different intense challenges.
Lucy – who has grown close to Simon since starring on The X Factor in 2012 – said how the entertainment mogul thought it would be a ‘great idea’ for her to do the show as she loves being outdoors and they often enjoy shooting air rifles together.
And he was so thrilled for her that he reportedly said he’ll ‘maybe try and have a go at it’.
Lucy told The Sun: ‘I was like, “You would literally die!” It was funny because it really contextualised how hard it was that I just straight away said to him, “You would have no chance”.’
Simon Cowell’s close pal Lucy Spraggan says the music mogul considered signing up for Channel 4 ‘s SAS: Who Dares Wins – but she told him he has ‘no chance’
Simon, 65, was best pleased to hear that Lucy had been in talks for the series, where it puts celebs through their paces as they take on different intense challenges
The new series of SAS: Who Dares Wins, which begins next Sunday at 9pm, sees Simon give Lucy a pep talk, but it doesn’t end well.
Her friendship with Simon is better than ever, and last year he even walked her down the aisle during her star-studded wedding to girlfriend Emilia Smith.
‘It was really strange,’ Lucy laughed. ‘It’s a high stress environment and I looked to the side and saw him, like this is weird!
‘But he was here and Lauren [Silverman] was there.’
In recent months, Simon has been working on launching a new talent show.
The show titled The Next Act follows Cowell on a mission to find the next global boyband in the vein of One Direction, and is due to stream on Netflix in the coming months.
While Netflix is yet to commission the second series, it is thought he is keen to capitalise on the buzz and is already eyeing a second series – this time focusing on up-and-coming girl groups.
A source told the publication: ‘There’s huge amount of excitement around the boyband search show dropping on Netflix, which is expected to drop later this year.
The new series of SAS: Who Dares Wins, which begins next Sunday at 9pm, sees Simon give Lucy a pep talk, but it doesn’t end well
‘So it makes sense to consider a sequel with a similar concept but looking for the female equivalent.
‘And if anyone can do it, it’s Simon. After all, through One Direction and Little Mix, he helped deliver two of the biggest pop acts of the last two decades.’
The Next Act is thought to air over six episodes, where viewers will see nationwide open auditions, exclusive behind-the-scenes access and the release of the group’s debut single.
