Tony Cowell

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Tony Cowell
Born
Anthony Cowell

1950 (age 7273)
Wales
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, reporter
Relatives Simon Cowell (half-brother)
Nicholas Cowell (half-brother)

Anthony "Tony" Cowell (born 1950) is an author, journalist and showbiz reporter, columnist for Best Magazine. He co-wrote his younger half-brother Simon Cowell's autobiography, I Don't Mean to be Rude, but...

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Cowell is a weekly columnist for Best magazine, and is a contributor to Sky News Sunrise Breakfast Show with Eamonn Holmes, commentating on the showbiz gossip making the news. Cowell is also a regular celebrity pundit in the United States, contributing to the CBS Radio Network. In the United Kingdom, he has reported on The X Factor [1] and Britain's Got Talent for Heart London and GMG Radio stations under his Cowell Confidential banner.

Personal life

Cowell is the elder half-brother of television personality Simon Cowell and estate agent Nicholas Cowell. Tony claims to have been idolised from an early age by his younger half-brother Simon, who bought his first record, "She Loves You" by The Beatles, because Tony had recently bought that same album.[ citation needed ] Tony has a house in Cornwall with his wife, Emma Lloyd-Cowell, whom he married in May 2014. [2]

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References

  1. "Radio Today with RCS: Tony Cowell decides to get Real". Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. "Falmouth charity worker marries Simon Cowell's brother".