Simon Cowell: I love the joke on Cheryl Cole

Show boss ... Simon Cowell

HEARTLESS Simon Cowell congratulated Ant and Dec for their gag about fellow Geordie Cheryl Cole's voice on BGT.

The duo had feared he would be miffed after they jokingly asked him if he could understand THEIR accents too.
Chezza's Newcastle burr was said to be a factor in her being axed in the US.
But Simon told Ant and Dec he was glad they sneaked the joke in on Monday's show.
A BGT source said: "Everyone laughed - it was proper gallows humour. When the lads bumped into Simon they thought he would tick them off.
"But he said he loved it. He's so fed up of her ignoring him he's happy to let her have the p*** taken out of her on TV."
Meanwhile crew on the show were banned from even mentioning Cheryl.
Even warm-up man Ian Royce - who always ribs Cowell off air - had to button it for fear of angering the multi-millionaire.
He said: "I wanted to keep my job."
Simon has likened the spat with Cheryl to "losing a lover".