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Sinitta Recasts Past With Simon Cowell, Says 2002 Marriage Was a 'Revenge Move'

The singer detailed the revelations in a candid episode of the Suddenly Single podcast.

Overview

  • She said forcing a friendship with Cowell’s partner Lauren Silverman amounted to “self-harm” as she suppressed unresolved feelings.
  • She confirmed she is still seeing a Miami-based partner, countering recent reports that the relationship had ended.
  • She described entering “retaliation relationships” to protect her pride after Cowell declined to settle down.
  • She married Andy Willner in 2002, the pair adopted children Magdalena and Zac, and they split after seven years when he relocated to Hong Kong.
  • She recounted an on-off relationship with Cowell dating to the early 1980s and said learning he would have a child felt like “the end of an era,” noting she is godmother to his son, Eric.