Anthony Cowell (born 1950) is an author, journalist and showbiz reporter, columnist for Best Magazine. He co-wrote his younger half-brother

Simon Cowell Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality and businessman. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor UK ...

's autobiography, '' I Don't Mean to be Rude, but...''

Work

Cowell is a weekly columnist for ''

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'' magazine, and is a contributor to '' Sky News Sunrise'' Breakfast Show with

Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (; born 3 December 1959) is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist. He co-presented the breakfast television show ''GMTV'' (1993–2005) for ITV, before presenting ''Sunrise'' (2005–2016) for Sky News. Holmes co-presente ...

, commentating on the showbiz gossip making the news. Cowell is also a regular celebrity

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in the United States, contributing to the CBS Radio Network. In the United Kingdom, he has reported on ''

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'' and '' Britain's Got Talent'' for Heart London and

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stations under his ''Cowell Confidential'' banner.

Personal life

Cowell is the elder half-brother of television personality

and estate agent Nicholas Cowell. Tony claims to have been idolised from an early age by his younger half-brother Simon, who bought his first record, "

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" by

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, because Tony had recently bought that same album. Tony has a house in Cornwall with his wife, Emma Lloyd-Cowell, whom he married in May 2014.

Books

* ''I Hate to Be Rude, But . . .: The Simon Cowell Book of Nasty Comments'' (2006) * ''Is It Just Me or Is Everyone Famous?: From A-List to Z-List and How to Make it Yourself'' (2006) * ''The Secret Diary of Simon Cowell'' (2008)

References

External links

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