Simon Cowell contemplated suicide in his teens. The 'American Idol' judge hated the strict rules in school and couldn't find anything to spark his interest or inspire him.

He confessed: "I was always bored. I didn't like the rules and I didn't like discipline. So when someone said to me, 'These are the best days of your life,' I actually thought about jumping off a bridge. I was like, 'If it gets any worse than this I'm done,' because I hated school and I hated my life."

Simon Cowell's first kiss was at the bottom of his garden. Tara McDonald-Smith left the music mogul flustered after talking to him via telephone on hit TV show 'American Idol' on Wednesday, claiming she was the first girl to canoodle with the music mogul when he was just nine.

She told People magazine: "He'd taken me to the bottom of his garden. It was very cute and it was very memorable. We were just kids. We didn't know what we were doing!"

Simon Cowell is considering starting a family with girlfriend Terri Seymour.

The music mogul, who has always ruled out the possibility of having children, has hinted he may be ready to become a father and has even started picking out names.

Simon Cowell and Donald Trump were voted the best bosses in a new survey by Parade.com.

The 'American Idol' judge and business executive Trump topped the list of the best possible employers, with Trump receiving 31 percent of the vote and Cowell following close behind with 30 percent in the magazine's Careers and Money Survey.

Simon Cowell hasn't bought a house for Leona Lewis, because he would be "broke" if he celebrated all his artists' successes.

The music mogul slammed claims he rewarded Leona's amazing U.S. success by splashing out on a $5 million Hollywood property.