Simon Cowell to be 'James Bond'
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Simon Cowell will be portrayed as James Bond in the new 'X Factor' credits.
The music mogul will be seen pursuing his fellow TV talent show judges - Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh - along London's River Thames in speedboats, a scene which could be taken straight from the famous British spy movie franchise.
A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "In the past we've always had footage of the judges flying in on helicopters and arriving in limos.
"This year Simon wanted something fast and racy and so he chose to go all '007' and have everyone on speedboats.
"He's so excited he's already been snapped getting some practice sessions on the water."
It has been claimed Simon came up with the idea as he is such a huge fan of the suave spy, codename 007.
The 49-year-old show boss is even rumoured to have 007 in all his mobile phone numbers.
The judges have already attended auditions for the ITV show, with the boot camp stage set to commence next week.
(C) BANG Media International
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