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Simon Cowell has "thick skin" when it comes to the upcoming 'X Factor' musical 'I Can't Sing'.
The 54-year-old music mogul isn't worried about being spoofed in the new theatre show - which was written and created by Harry Hill - and didn't want to make changes to the script, even though it may not show him in the best light.
He explained to Radio Times magazine: "I have not changed a word and I wouldn't. If it feels like it's got my hands over it, people won't enjoy it as much. I've got thick enough skin."
The 'X Factor' creator admits he isn't a musical theatre fan and was reluctant to agree to the show at first, but Harry's funny script and songs won him over.
He recalled: "I thought, 'Oh Christ, what if I hate it?' So I said to my PA, 'Get me a seat at the back near the exit.' I hate musicals, but these songs were great and within five minutes I was in hysterics.
"We all get it in the neck, particularly me, but we didn't want to make something pompous or earnest."
And Simon isn't worried about 'I Can't Sing' undermining the integrity of 'The X Factor'.
He explained: "If I thought it was damaging to the brand we wouldn't have done it.
"Any show that has Wagner competing against One Direction or that can turn John and Edward into multimillionaires is a bit wacky. It's a bonkers show in a way. I mean, Louis [Walsh] on the panel? It's nuts!"

Joanne Froggatt has joined the cast of 'The Secrets'.
The 'Downton Abbey' actress will star alongside Ben Chaplin and 'Silent Witness' star Emilia Fox in an episode of the new drama series, which is made up of five standalone films that have been commissioned to support new writing talent.
The 33-year-old actress will appear in the first instalment of 'The Secrets' - made by Working Title TV for BBC One - which was written by Elinor Cook and tells the story of a man who is married to two women and is living a secret double life. However, his cheating is eventually exposed and the drama aims to explore whether monogamy is a realistic proposition.
All five films will be directed by BAFTA Award winner Dominic Savage, who also co-wrote the fourth episode with up-and-coming writer Nick Payne.
Nick also wrote the second episode, while the remaining two films were written by Sarah Solemani and Ben Ockrent.
Working Title's Juliette Howell said: "I'm thrilled Dominic has assembled such a stellar line up. It's hugely exciting to see so many of our finest actors bringing these original distinctive new voices to life on BBC One."

Cara Delevingne will make her TV acting debut in a Sky Arts one-off drama.
The 21-year-old model - who has recently turned her hand to film work - will be one of the stars featured in the latest 'Playhouse Presents...' strand, starring in 'Timeless'.
The drama follows Chloe (Cara) and her great-grandmother Alice (Sylvia Syms), who, despite their generational gap, bond over their shared "pain of having been separated from their partners by war".
Chloe's fiancé is currently serving in Afghanistan and when an army official arrives on her doorstep, a shocking revelation will stir emotions in both characters.
The latest 'Playhouse Presents...' strand will also mark 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry's first British acting role, as he stars in a comedy titled 'The Dog Thrower', about a man who gains fame by performing tricks with his pet pup.
Other actors who will feature in one-off dramas and comedies to air as part of the strand include Billie Piper, Ben Whishaw, Mark Strong, Ashley Walters and Richard Wilson.
Sky Arts director James Hunt said: "What a phenomenal line-up for this year's 'Playhouse Presents...' Sky Arts has built on its huge success in comedy and drama over the past two years. We're delighted that such outstanding writers, directors and actors, all at the very top of their game, want to come and 'play' with us."
'Playhouse Presents...' begins with 'The Dog Thrower' on May 1 and ends with 'Timeless' on June 19.

Kerry Katona says her latest pregnancy has been her best yet.
The former Atomic Kitten singer - who is already mother to Molly, 12, and Lilly Sue, 11, with first husband Brian McFadden and Heidi, seven, and Max, five, with second husband Mark Croft - is relieved that her fifth pregnancy has been smooth sailing and credits fiancé George Kay for making her feel so relaxed.
She said: "This is the best pregnancy I've ever had. I think it's because I'm happy. George is a great support and I'm genuinely in love."
Kerry, 33, also expressed her delight that she hasn't gained as much weight this time.
She gushed: "I'm all belly and bump and I'm the smallest I've ever been. I'm 11 stone and I'm usually nine, so I've only put on two stone. With Max I put on four! It'll only take me about a month to lose the weight. As soon as I get my mind set on something, it just falls off me."
'The Big Reunion' star - who filed for bankruptcy a second time last year - hit back at claims she has been renting a £5,000 home for her family.
She told Britain's OK! magazine: "I'm not saying how much my rent is, but I'm following the right procedures. Do you honestly think my trustees would let me spend £5,000 on a house? The mansion in Wilmslow [in Chesire, England] was only £3,200. Put it this way, this is cheaper than that one."

Simon Cowell claims his best TV ideas come after he's been drinking.
The 'X Factor' boss has admitted he likes to drink in the early hours of the morning to help spark his creativity but admits comedian Harry Hill, who wrote his 'X Factor' musical 'I Can't Sing!', isn't impressed by his lifestyle choice.
He told the Radio Times magazine: "Harry trained as a doctor, he doesn't like my theory that although I smoke and drink, I take supplements, so I'll be all right.
"If I tried to cut out cigarettes completely, I would have a real problem: too boring. It's the same with drinking."
Simon insists he's "pretty good" at cutting back when he needs to but claims he enjoys drinking because it puts him in a "calm place".
He continued: "I have this expression, 'You never eat Indian food for breakfast'. I always think there is a time in your day when you can be creative.
"For me, [at] one or two in the morning, couple of vodka and limes, couple of cigarettes, I'm in a calm place: I can think. I always say, 'One good idea a year can pay for your next ten years'. And that's all you need to do."
The 54-year-old star, who was photographed topless on holiday with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and new baby, Eric, who was born on Valentine's Day (14.02.14), thinks he's in good shape.
Talking about the photographs, he joked: "Yeah, not too shabby, eh?"
Meanwhile, despite previews for the new musical having been postponed for the second time, after producers claimed they were having "technical problems", Simon is convinced it will be a success.
He said: "It's bloody risky, but so is making the TV show.
"Every new season you go in with the highest hopes, and sometimes you get a bum year.
"You wait for those numbers to come in, oh my God it's stressful, and it's a delicious thrill."

Phillip Schofield will skate for the first time on 'Dancing on Ice' on Sunday (09.03.14).
The 51-year-old presenter will take to the ice for the first time since he began hosting the show nine years ago in a bid to give the show - which will end after the current series - an exciting send-off.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Fans have wanted Phillip to get his skates on for the past nine years but he has always refused because doesn't really fancy slipping over and breaking something.
"But after months of arm-twisting by producers, Phillip has finally agreed to give it a whirl. It should be hilarious TV. With Torvill and Dean doing their last ever performance of the Bolero too, it could be one of the show's most memorable episodes."
Phillip will be joined on the ice by his co-host Christine Bleakley and the panel of judges, including Ashley Roberts and Jason Gardiner, as they've all been taking part in secret training sessions.
Meanwhile, Olympic gold medal winner Beth Tweddle, former 'Emmerdale' actress Hayley Tamaddon and singer Ray Quinn will battle it out to be crowned champion of the all-stars series.

Mark Wright says Michelle Keegan's affair in 'Coronation Street' has spiced up their love life.
The actress' soap alter-ego Tina McIntyre has been seeing married man Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) in recent months and Michelle's fiancé admits he loves helping her learn lines for steamy scenes between the characters.
Mark told the Daily Star newspaper: "I always help her with her lines, we do it in bed. I love being the other people in her scenes. I've been Carla, Peter, even David Platt - it's fun!
"I like being Peter the most. It's cool pretending to have an affair with her, although we actually carry it on after the lines have stopped!"
The 'Party Wright Around the World' star has been offered the chance to star in a reality show with Michelle but isn't keen on airing their romance on screen.
He added: "I've been approached by a lot of companies, there's a lot of interest in my life with Michelle.
"I want to do stuff with a format. I don't want it to be all about my personal life.
"Michelle's doing her thing, I do mine and then we go home and be normal together rather than working together."

Susanna Reid has reportedly angered BBC bosses by defecting to rival ITV.
The 'BBC Breakfast' host has accepted a £500,000 deal to front ITV's new breakfast programme 'Good Morning Britain' later this year and she has apparently "burned her bridges" with the BBC, who only learned of her departure just hours before ITV announced her recruitment yesterday (03.03.14).
Susanna, 42, had requested the week off in the aftermath of her highly publicised split from partner Dominic Cotton and delivered a further blow by handing in her notice on Monday morning.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "There were shades of what went on when Christine Bleakley left to do the exact same thing. She'll be lucky to work for the BBC again."
Christine, 35, jumped ship from BBC to ITV in 2010 to front current morning programme 'Daybreak', but she was axed along with Adrian Chiles a year later amid low viewing figures and mixed reviews.
Susanna is set to begin work for ITV in late April and will be joined on 'Good Morning Britain' by former GMTV host Ben Shephard, Sky News' Charlotte Hawkins and Sky Sports News presenter Sean Fletcher.
Last night, the TV star said she looks forward to a "new challenge" with ITV.
She wrote on Twitter: "I'm very excited to be joining Good Morning Britain. I have loved being at BBC Breakfast & will miss the team. But as a news journalist & presenter I couldn't turn down this opportunity and a new challenge (sic)"

'Fawlty Towers' star Prunella Scales is suffering from dementia.
The actress, who played hot-headed hotel manager Basil Fawlty's patient wife Sybil in the classic sitcom, has been struggling with the degenerative memory loss illness, her husband of 50 years Timothy West has revealed.
Speaking in new TV documentary 'Great Canal Journeys', he explained: "When you think this person that I loved and enjoyed this and that and the other with doesn't really exist anymore, that's quite painful.
"Prunella can't remember things very well but you don't have to remember things on the canal. You can just enjoy things as they happen - so it's perfect for her."
The More4 show follows the couple as they take four canal trips across the UK, enjoying the beauty of the British countryside.
Timothy, who stars as Stan Carter on 'EastEnders', admitted that while Prunella, 81, "doesn't really exist anymore", her sense of humour is still the same.
Prunella insisted the condition wouldn't stop her from acting and she intended to keep performing on stage.
She said: "I always say I want to die on the eighth curtain call. Eight will mean the show's been rather a success. I just hope I'm somewhere near the middle and have been reasonably good in the part."