Despite constantly being surrounded by beautiful women, Simon Cowell regularly finds himself defending his metrosexual lifestyle.

And quashing rumours once more in an interview with Radio Times, the 53-year-old mogul he said his sexual preference wouldn’t make a difference to his career.

Sitting down for a talk with Newsnight’s Emily Maitliss, Simon said: ‘I couldn’t care less [if people think I’m gay] because it’s nothing to be ashamed of.’

‘I couldn’t care less if people think I’m gay’: Simon Cowell quashed rumours about his sexuality in a recent interview with Radio Times

Known for his love of self, Simon hasn’t managed to avoid hearsay about his sexuality due to his vanity projects, which include regular Botox and colonic irrigation treatments.

Cowell continued: ‘If I was living 200 years ago in a coal mine, maybe, but I work in possibly the gayest industry in the world! Music and TV! It would make no difference to my life or my career.’

Describing the questions regarding his personal life as ‘antiquated’, he asserted: ‘A lot of my friends are gay, but I’m not and don’t even think that way any more.’

‘I work in possibly the gayest industry in the world!’: Cowell admitted that a lot of his friends are gay and said that if he were that way inclined it would be nothing to be ashamed of

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Out now: Cowell’s full interview can be found in this week’s copy of Radio Times

Talk about Cowell’s sexuality is nothing new and in recent times his conquests should’ve been enough to stop the murmuring.

At the end of 2012, Simon confirmed that he was dating American glamour model Carmen Electra, after he took a shine to her following her role as guest judge on Britain’s Got Talent.

However, their union failed to blossom and this February Simon was once again a single man.

Prior to his rendezvous with Electra, Simon was engaged to long-time friend and artist Mezhgan Hussainy.

On relationships Cowell said: ‘I’m happy single, and when I’m in relationships as well. I tend to be in a relationship more than being single.

‘But I’m very good on my own, a) because I never get bored and b) because there is always something I need to catch up on.’

He quipped: ‘I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.’

In the interview the multi-millionaire X Factor boss also revealed the extraordinary lengths he goes to in order to stay youthful.

Asked about rumours that he does 500 press-ups a day, he said: ‘It’s all true. I mean, not 500 push-ups, but several hundred.

‘I work out three or four times a week, I have Botox, take tons of vitamins and vitamin infusions – if you believe that these things work, you will feel better.’

To read Simon Cowell’s full interview pick up a copy of Radio Times on sale now.

‘I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper’: Simon briefly dated Carmen Electra until this February when their union failed to blossom

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