Happy Birthday Simon Cowell! Simon Cowell’s 50th birthday party was a lavish, extravagant party in celebration of Simon turning 50 years old on Wedneday, October 7th 2009. The American Idol music mogul got the birthday party started early on Saturday, October 3rd, inviting 400 guests to the party event held at billionaire Sir Philip Green’s mansion in Hertfordshire, England.

Birthday boy spared no expense entertaining family, friends and A-list celebrities including Sir Elton John, Kevin Spacey, Naomi Campbell, singers Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue and chef Gordon Ramsay, with an estimated cost said to be a whopping 1.5 million dollars, including 75,000 for a fleet of limousines to bring birthday guests to the event. Speaking about the party’s hefty price tag, the birthday boy said, “I always pick up my own tab whether it’s for four people or 400.”

Simon Cowell treated party guests to vintage champagne and performances by boyband Westlife, X Factor winners Lewis and Alexandra Burke, as well as a Happy Birthday rendition from supermodel Kate Moss. Several of Simon’s ex-girlfriends were also in attendance, including Terri Seymour, Sinitta and Jackie St Clair.
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