Cowell 'has £20K leather dressing room'

Tabloid reports have claimed that Simon Cowell has spent £20,000 on leather furnishings in his X Factor dressing room.

According to The Sun, the judge's backstage room features "slate-coloured leather tiles", a bathroom "decked in imported Spanish marble", Italian mahogany furniture and a £5,000 leather sofa with matching armchairs.

The room at Fountain Studios, Wembley is also apparently filled with ashtrays, pictures of Frank Sinatra, bottles of champagne and copies of Top Gear magazine.

"Simon is the king when it comes to The X Factor - and so his every wish is catered for," said a source.

"The room has been designed to his taste, which means no clutter and dark colours. Everyone jokes that you know when you're part of Simon's inner circle because he'll take you to his room for a glass of bubbly."