Sinitta first met Simon Cowell in a London nightclub when she was a teenager in the early 1980s, and they had a famously on-off romance spanning more than 20 years. According to multiple reports, they have remained close friends after their split, with Cowell now engaged to his partner Lauren Silverman, with whom he shares a 12-year-old son, Eric. Sinitta is now the godmother to Cowell and Silverman's son, while Cowell is godfather to Sinitta's adopted children, reflecting a relationship that began before he met Silverman and has endured for over 40 years.
According to Daily Mail - Home, Sinitta described Cowell as a faithful boyfriend who kind of liked her possessiveness. She noted that women act crazy about Cowell, especially during his American Idol days, and said she was the right person for a time, but Cowell and Silverman have a whole level that she and Cowell didn't have. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Sinitta explained their relationship was kind of on and off, with an unspoken understanding that was obviously a misunderstanding on her part. She said she was trying to make that relationship, with Cowell's narrative being to be patient and she would have everything she wanted, assuming that meant a normal family life with him before he met the love of his life and had a child.
He was a faithful boyfriend. He wouldn't mind me saying it because he knows, and I was very possessive, but he kind of likes that.
Sinitta previously admitted her marriage to ex-husband Andy Willner was a revenge move after her split with Cowell. According to Daily Mail - Home, she described the man she married as actually a lovely person, and it was a bit of a revenge move at the time, but it developed into something, though the exact development of that marriage remains unclear. She said therapy eventually helped her understand why she had clung to Cowell for so long, though the specific therapy she underwent is not detailed. According to Daily Mail - Home, she explained that apart from her mother, Cowell was the constant person in her life, providing security during her fame.
Sinitta previously revealed she had an abortion during her relationship with Cowell in the 1980s, though the exact circumstances are unknown. She has opened up about it in the past, explaining how both she and Cowell were left heartbroken by the decision. According to multiple reports, the abortion was an agonizing choice, but Cowell helped her cope by buying a puppy.
Women act crazy about Simon, especially in American Idol. I've been burned on the shoulder with a cigarette when we were dancing in the club because some woman, gorgeous, model sort of thing, was trying to get to him.
When news broke of Lauren Silverman's pregnancy, Sinitta appeared to refer to it as a nightmare, but she later insisted she has no grudge towards Silverman. The current status of their relationship is not fully detailed, but Sinitta's role as godmother suggests ongoing ties.
Sinitta had hits with songs like So Macho and Toy Boy and even appeared alongside Cowell on The X Factor. On I'm A Celebrity, Gemma Collins explained she's loving not having her phone while away and now understands why Cowell doesn't have a phone. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Gemma Collins described how Sinitta tries to call Cowell and has to go through two PAs and housekeepers just to get a message to him. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Sinitta agreed, adding that then Cowell will call you, as Gemma says, as and when he fancies.
I feel like Simon loves me and cares about me, but it's just, I think I romanticise everything.
According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Sinitta described hypothetical scenarios where if Cowell did something, she would date Brad Pitt or a model, but always intentionally thinking they would be together when they stopped being crazy. She said she would have been ready to go at any time, but her pride needed her to have a retaliation relationship to show she wasn't desperate. Cowell's reaction to these public revelations has not been confirmed.
And then you see him with his partner and his baby, well, he's a big boy now, and it's like, wow, OK, like everyone really does have their proper person.
You know, I was the right person for a time, but they've just got this whole level of... that we, we didn't have.
I think I was just too, probably too needy. I genuinely believed that we were gonna get married.
I'm such a romantic that I think twas gonna be our happier after, and then it wasn't, so that was pretty hard, but then you start growing up quickly.
I was trying to make that relationship it. His narrative was just be patient, and you'll have everything you want.
I assumed everything I wanted meant a normal family life with him. And then he met the love of his life and had a child. Silly me.
The man that I married was actually a lovely person. It was a bit of a revenge move at the time, but it developed into something. But even during that relationship, it was obvious that there was unfinished business [with Simon].
Apart from my mother, he was the constant person in my life. When I'm on tour and becoming famous and all of that, there was still him everywhere or him at the end of the phone. So I think I'd found a sort of security in that person.
Sinitta tries to call him and she’s got to go through two PAs, housekeepers just to get a message to him.
And then he’ll call you.
As and when he fancies.
It was kind of on and off, on and off, so there was kind of an unspoken understanding that was obviously a misunderstanding on my part, but it's ok.
I was trying to make that relationship. His narrative was just be patient, and you’ll have everything you want. I assumed everything I wanted meant a normal family life with him. And then he met the love of his life and had a child. Silly me.
The man that I married was actually a lovely person. It was a bit of a revenge move at the time, but it developed into something. But even during that relationship, it was obvious that there was unfinished business with Simon.
Well, if he's done that, then I'll date Brad Pitt, I'll date this model. But always intentionally thinking we will be together when we stop being crazy.
Because I would have been ready to go at any time, but it was like my pride needed me to go and have a retaliation relationship to show I'm not desperate.