I’m A Celebrity star Sinitta ‘thought she’d marry Simon Cowell’ after 40-year romance

I’m A Celebrity South Africa star Sinitta has divulged on her romance with Simon Cowell, admitting that he ‘wasn’t a faithful boyfriend’.

For many years, Sinitta and Simon were something of an item, whether romantically or professionally.

Sinitta originally soared to fame in the 80s with her music career, having become the first artist Simon signed to his independent label, Fanfare Records.

In the noughties, she regularly appeared on his ITV show The X Factor as a guest judge, lending her expertise to her frequent collaborator.

However, she and Simon also had a romantic relationship that spanned many years, despite now viewing each other as platonic friends.

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On last night’s episode of I’m a Celebrity, Gemma Collins quizzed Sinitta about her private life, asking what it was like to date the Syco tycoon.

Revealing that they dated on and off for 40 years, the 62-year-old responded: ‘He wasn’t a faithful boyfriend.

He won’t mind me saying it, because he knows, and I was very possessive.’
Sinitta recalled how women would ‘act crazy’ around Simon, 66, revealing that one time a woman burnt a cigarette on her shoulder while they were dancing together in a club.

‘I feel like Simon loves me and cares about me, but it’s just… I think I romanticise everything,’ she explained.

‘And then you see him with his partner and his baby, well, he’s a big boy now, and it’s like, wow, okay, everyone really does have their proper person.

I was the right person for a time, but they’ve just got this whole level that we didn’t have.’
Sinitta felt that she was ‘too needy’ in their relationship, adding: ‘I genuinely believed that we were going to get married.’
‘That did seem a little sad, loving someone who didn’t want me the same way for years, he thought he did, said so, but he didn’t!

Many years of fun and achieving good things together,’ she wrote.

‘We are both happy now, more like siblings, caring in a COMPLETELY UNROMANTIC way and have done for years now.

Feels odd explaining this, but here it is!

Sleep Tight.

😘🙏🏾.’
While Gemma and Sinitta seem to be more amicable now, they previously had a very awkward interaction while discussing the Towie star’s casting as Mama Morton in Chicago on the West End.

In a moment of shockingly brutal honesty, Sinitta admitted that she’d previously thought that Gemma’s casting in the musical was a joke.

‘Not a joke, Sinitta.

I auditioned for it and got it fair and square.

Did all the training, everything.

Had the voice coach,’ the reality star responded.

Gemma, who had to withdraw from the play due to an injury, was supported by fans of the show, with one called Joey writing: ‘Her coming for Gemma is nothing but vile.’
‘I’m not Gemma’s biggest fan but Sinitta basically calling her a clown was not on.

Someone who can’t sing or has no talent doesn’t get casted in Chicago,’ Aaron remarked.

I’m A Celebrity South Africa airs weeknights at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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