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Simon Cowell ‘savagely heckled’ during Britain’s Got Talent auditions
Simon Cowell was reportedly ‘brutally heckled’ during the Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Blackpool with the crowd yelling “You old fart” towards the star
Simon Cowell ‘brutally heckled’ during BGT auditions
It’s almost time for the new series of Britain’s Got Talent, where judge Simon Cowell will be making his return for the 18th series of the show.
Throughout the years, the star has built up the persona of “Mr Nasty” but things reportedly went to new heights during this season’s auditions.
As the ITV team come to edit the footage from the auditions at Winter Gardens in Blackpool, it’s been reported that the recorded was filled with boos and heckles towards the father of one.
According to The Sun, there were were yells of, “You old fart” when the judge criticised any of the performers. However, it looks like the music mogul saw the funny side.
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Simon was reportedly ‘heckled’ by the crowd (
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“Simon isn’t vain in that way and found the heckling absolutely hilarious — even when they were calling him an old fart,” a source told the publication.
They continued to say that he “loves” the Blackpool crowd and knows he “might be on the receiving end” of their jibes. “He even encourages them to misbehave, even if sometimes the misbehaviour can cause a headache for the production team,” the source continued. Although they assured that the producers also had a “good laugh” at Simon’s expense.
The Mirror have contacted Britain’s Got Talent for comment.
Last week, it was announced the show would be returning to screens on February 22. Alongside Simon, regular judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli will be back on the judging table. YouTuber KSI will also be making his debut as a guest judge on the panel, stepping in for Bruno while he had commitments elsewhere. Ant and Dec will also be back to host the show.
The show returns on Feb 22 (
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The return comes after the the programme’s audition process faced delays in October, following Liam Payne’s tragic death. A week before the One Direction star’s death, the judges gathered in Blackpool Winter Gardens to mark the new series getting underway. However, the show later confirmed they postponed the auditions following his death.
Following the star’s tragic death, Simon, who mentored the boys during their time on X-Factor in 2010, penned: “Liam, I am truly devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.
“This is so difficult to put in words right now. I went outside today, and I thought about so many times we had together.” He then went on to say how much love the star “genuinely had for his fans.”
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How Much Prime Real Estate Could You Buy for $1 Million?
Published 3 years ago
on March 31, 2022
By Marcus Lu
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The Briefing
- Housing affordability can vary significantly from city to city
- $1 million USD can buy over 6 times more space in Dubai than in Hong Kong
How Much Real Estate Could You Buy for $1 Million?
“There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location”
Those are words from Harold Samuel, a British real-estate mogul from the 1900s. Broadly speaking, it’s a quote that still holds true—property values in the world’s best cities have always been worth a pretty penny.
The scarcity of real estate is driven by trends such as urbanization, which is the migration of people into cities. While the first examples of cities were built thousands of years ago, it was only recently that the majority of the population began to live in them. In fact, the urban population just overtook the rural population for the first time in 2007.
Of course, certain cities simply hold more appeal for wealthy people, and as a result, competition in the prime real estate market can be fierce.
To learn more about the sky-high cost of prime property in cities, this infographic visualizes data from Knight Frank’s Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100).
What’s a Million Dollars Good For?
The following table lists the number of square feet that you could buy with one million dollars in various cities. We’ve included more cities on this list than in the graphic to create a more comprehensive comparison.
| City | Country | Square feet of prime property for $1 million (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Monaco |  Monaco | 157 |
| Hong Kong |  China | 229 |
| London |  United Kingdom | 329 |
| New York |  United States | 358 |
| Singapore |  Singapore | 381 |
| Geneva |  Switzerland | 399 |
| Sydney |  Australia | 446 |
| Shanghai | China | 452 |
| Los Angeles | United States | 454 |
| Paris |  France | 455 |
| Beijing | China | 601 |
| Tokyo |  Japan | 692 |
| Berlin |  Germany | 786 |
| Miami | United States | 833 |
| Melbourne | Australia | 907 |
| Madrid |  Spain | 1,136 |
| Mumbai |  India | 1,164 |
| Dubai |  UAE | 1,469 |
| Cape Town |  South Africa | 2,363 |
| São Paulo |  Brazil | 2,759 |
Monaco, the most expensive city on this list, is incredibly land-constrained with an area of just 0.78 square miles. For context, New York’s Central Park is 1.31 square miles in size.
In second place is Hong Kong, which has become notorious for its difficult real estate market. Just 7% of the city is zoned for residential use, which pushes many of its citizens into sub-100 square feet micro apartments. These housing units offer grim living standards and are often referred to as “coffin homes”.
On the other side of the spectrum, Hong Kong recently set the record for the most expensive home in Asia. A 3,378 square foot penthouse sold for $59 million in 2021, translating to $17,500 per square foot.