Simon Cowell has no plans on reducing workload as he hits 65

Simon Cowell has no plans on reducing his workload.

The entertainment mogul turned 65 on Monday (07.10.24) and it has now been claimed that he has the same "drive and interest" that led him to becoming one of the most powerful names in the television with shows such as 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent'.

An insider told the Daily Star newspaper: "Simon is not thinking about the significance of turning 65 as any kind of sign to slow down or retire.

"That is the last thing on his mind as he tells his co-workers, 'It is what I do.'"

Meanwhile, Simon previously explained that he believes social media is killing the quality of the music industry after years of discovering famous faces such as Alexandra Burke, Stacey Solomon, and Susan Boyle through his television programs.

The talent show judge is currently searching for the next One Direction as a part of his new Netflix documentary ‘The Midas Touch’, though has reportedly been left disappointed with the less-than-stellar turnout of contestants.

Reflecting on the state of the music industry, Simon hit out at social media for allowing wannabe artists to by-pass traditional records labels and make it big.

He told Greatest Hits Radio: “The reality is that every day something like 200,000 songs are uploaded [to social media] so weirdly less people are getting signed, and less people are breaking worldwide.

“It’s the worst I’ve ever known it since I’ve been in the music business.”

Simon - who formed One Direction in 2010 after the five aspiring singers Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne appeared on ‘The X Factor’ - emphasised there was still a hunger for boybands, and argued the group would have “the biggest ticket sale in history” if they ever reformed.

He explained: “Those records have really stood the test of time they still really, really sound great.

“Imagine if they did reform and their tickets went on sale? They would have the biggest ticket sale in history, I genuinely believe that.

“I don’t know whether that’s going to happen or not so I’m going to find the next generation.”