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September 27, 2007
Simon Cowell's Nasty Remarks Save Contestant's Life
He earned a reputation as Judge Dread on "American Idol," but Simon Cowell's criticism of a contestant on his British show "X Factor" has turned him into a lifesaver!
After contestant Jacqui Gray finished singing her heart out, Simon warned, "Something weird happens to your throat when you sing."
The hopeful singer went to the doctor - and found a potentially fatal lung disease. Gray reportedly says she owes Simon her life because he caught it early!
Now Simon is giving "Extra" the details of the heroic story, happily admitting, "I saved her life."
"We said, 'I think you'd better get your throat checked out,'" he added. "So she did and the doctor found out she had something really serious, and she could've died."
So has the lucky contestant been in touch with Simon?
"No, but I'm sure she will be," he said.
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Simon’s an idiot?! He’s the one who suspected she had a problem. If he hadn’t said there was something wrong with her throat, she would never have gone to the doctor and she could have died. That was very keen of Simon to figure out that she had a potentially serious throat issue and needed to get checked out, rather than just chalking it up to a lack of singing talent.
Terri’s right; Simon IS a hero.:)