Simon, Cowell who is Leona Lewi’s manager, insists her reputation as a good girl is the real deal. When asked about her image, he told BANG Showbiz: “She really is that sweet. Leona is too good to ever turn bad. She should hang out with me more!”
Simon likes to live on the dark side, so hopefully she won’t take him up on his offer! He can be so sarcastic at times, it is a nice change to hear him be so encouraging of a new talent.
He went on to compare his protégé to Whitney Houston when he said: “Leona is definitely as good as Whitney Houston is now. Leona was amazing on ‘X Factor’, but I was worried her voice wouldn’t come over as well on a record. But she sounds even better on her new album.”
Leona’s new single ‘Bleeding Love’ has become the fastest selling record in the UK this year.