Simon Cowell denies engagement rumours

Simon Cowell has reportedly denied rumours that he is about to marry.

Recent reports claimed that the X Factor judge was engaged to his girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy and was planning a "showbiz wedding".

However, Cowell's friend and publicist Max Clifford has now told Us Weekly that the star has not yet proposed to Hussainy.

"I spoke to Simon in London yesterday afternoon, just before he took his flight back to LA," Clifford said. "I asked him, 'Look, are you engaged? Is it true?' and he said, 'No! No. I'm not engaged'."

Clifford added: "Yes, they are an item. Yes, they're happy. But they're not engaged. That's straight from Simon's mouth."

Cowell recently admitted that he thinks Hussainy is "the one".