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"Demot O&amp;#039;Leary has revealed that Simon Cowell &amp;quot;is a lot nicer&amp;quot; than people believe.  The X Factor host claimed that the music executive&amp;#039;s reputation as a brutal judge is completely fabricated, insisting instead that he leaves hopefuls &amp;quot;feeling a million dollars&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;I think the whole &amp;#039;Mr Nasty&amp;#039; thing was always a bit of a facade,&amp;quot; he argued to Bang Showbiz. &amp;quot;When I first started I expected him to be some ogre but he&amp;#039;s not like that at all. &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s great about Simon is that with someone awful yet quite fragile, he&amp;#039;s a metaphorical arm around the shoulder far more than you think he is.  &amp;quot;If people can handle it they&amp;#039;ll get it, but you see people come on and get booed and he&amp;#039;ll make sure they walk off that stage feeling a million dollars... He&amp;#039;s a lot nicer than people give him credit for.&amp;quot; O&amp;#039;Leary also responded to speculation that he will join Cowell on the US version of the talent competition, clarifying that he has remained &amp;quot;philosophical&amp;quot; about the selection process.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m keeping my head out of it. I want to do it but I&amp;#039;m being philosophical about it. If I get it that&amp;#039;s fantastic and if I don&amp;#039;t, I don&amp;#039;t.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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