Westlife Shane: 'Cowell wants friends'

Westlife star Shane Filan has claimed that Simon Cowell is being nicer because he wants to make friends.

The 'Safe' singer told The Sun that the X Factor judge didn't like the "bad reaction" he received when billed as being 'Mr Nasty'.

"He's being a bit more himself now," Filan said. "He's very honest. "He's definitely a lot nicer in the last few years."

The 31-year-old continued: "He's made all the money in the world now so he just wants to be nice. He wants some friends."

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