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Simon Cowell voted 'most punchable' celebrity, becomes human punchbag
Published Tuesday, Oct 18 2011, 21:30 BST | By Tom Eames | 5 comments
Simon Cowell has been voted the most 'punchable' celebrity by fitness centre Gymbox.
In response to the new poll, a Cowell lookalike was hired by the company so that members can go two rounds with the X Factor judge.
The London-based gym offers members a 'Human Punchbag' workout, which uses an actual person inside a large punchbag in order to offer a unique form of encouragement.
Piers Morgan was beaten into second place in the poll, with Katie Price, Prime Minister David Cameron and Cher Lloyd completing the top five.
Reality stars Jedward, Alex Reid and Kerry Katona also featured in the top ten, with singers Cheryl Cole and Justin Bieber also receiving votes.
Gymbox's Richard Hilton said: "It's no surprise that Simon Cowell was ranked most punchable celebrity after his unceremonious dumping of national sweetheart Cheryl Cole from American X Factor earlier this year.
"Our latest extreme workout - Human Punchbags - gives members the chance to take a swipe at someone without fear of ending up spending a night in the cell.
"We took inspiration from the likes of Muhammad Ali and Chris Eubank on how they goaded their opponents and added our unique piece of human equipment to provide the motivation, or goad-tivation as we like to call it."
> Simon Cowell: "I'm obsessed with cleanliness for myself"
Find out more about Gymbox in the video below:
In response to the new poll, a Cowell lookalike was hired by the company so that members can go two rounds with the X Factor judge.
The London-based gym offers members a 'Human Punchbag' workout, which uses an actual person inside a large punchbag in order to offer a unique form of encouragement.
Piers Morgan was beaten into second place in the poll, with Katie Price, Prime Minister David Cameron and Cher Lloyd completing the top five.
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Reality stars Jedward, Alex Reid and Kerry Katona also featured in the top ten, with singers Cheryl Cole and Justin Bieber also receiving votes.
Gymbox's Richard Hilton said: "It's no surprise that Simon Cowell was ranked most punchable celebrity after his unceremonious dumping of national sweetheart Cheryl Cole from American X Factor earlier this year.
"Our latest extreme workout - Human Punchbags - gives members the chance to take a swipe at someone without fear of ending up spending a night in the cell.
"We took inspiration from the likes of Muhammad Ali and Chris Eubank on how they goaded their opponents and added our unique piece of human equipment to provide the motivation, or goad-tivation as we like to call it."
> Simon Cowell: "I'm obsessed with cleanliness for myself"
Find out more about Gymbox in the video below:
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