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The many, many, many faces of Simon Cowell: As straight-talking X Factor judge leaves fans bemused with his radically different features, MailOnline looks back at his ever-varying visage

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Not much has changed about The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent over the years; the usual mixture of hopeful contestants, straight-talking judges and tear-jerking backstories combined with the heady promise of potential fame and fortune has earned these failsafe formats millions of viewers – and a near permanent air of predictability. 

If only the same could be said of their creator. 

An otherwise straightforward appearance at this year’s pre-recorded Royal Variety performance on December 2 prompted more unwanted questions than answers, with many viewers left addressing the elephant Cowell had inadvertently let into the room – namely, his radically different features. 

Then and now: Simon Cowell in an early publicity photo from 2002
... and appearing on America's Got Talent in 2022

Then and now: Simon Cowell in an early publicity photo from 2002 (L) and appearing on America’s Got Talent in 2022 (R)

The music mogul, now 63, surprised those in attendance – and those watching – with a remarkably smooth visage as he introduced Britain’s Got Talent Winner Axel Blake at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

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More quizzical eyebrows were raised just days later, when Cowell’s face was curiously obscured by shadow as he eulogised about eight-year old son Eric during a remote appearance on ITV chat show Loose Women. 

Once again, fans were prompted to question his vastly different visage – has he really changed? Or is it just our imagination?   

Fear not, MailOnline has the answer. Join us as we cast a cautiously chronological look back at the many, many faces of Simon Cowell. 

1985: Cowell's dashing features turned plenty of heads during a night out with girlfriend Sinitta at London nightclub Legends

1985: Cowell’s dashing features turned plenty of heads during a night out with girlfriend Sinitta at London nightclub Legends 

1987: The then little-known record producer looked youthful and fresh-faced in this TV appearance from the late eighties

1987: The then little-known record producer looked youthful and fresh-faced in this TV appearance from the late eighties 

1990: Cowell looks handsome while posing alongside his then girlfriend Sinitta, a constant in his life, at a London event

1990: Cowell looks handsome while posing alongside his then girlfriend Sinitta, a constant in his life, at a London event

1999: Cowell, aged 40, with Ray Hedges and Kate Thornton while judging the This Morning Boy Band Competition

1999: Cowell, aged 40, with Ray Hedges and Kate Thornton while judging the This Morning Boy Band Competition

1994: Cowell modelled a pair of circular spectacles at the BRIT Awards in 1994

2007: While the teeth appeared to be a little whiter in Britain's Got Talent publicity photos

1994-2007: Cowell modelled a pair of circular spectacles at the BRIT Awards in 1994 (L), while the teeth appeared to be a little whiter in Britain’s Got Talent publicity photos from 2007 (R)

2001: Cowell looks suave on Pop Idol, a prototype for The X Factor and the show that helped establish him as a household name

2001: Cowell looks suave on Pop Idol, a prototype for The X Factor and the show that helped establish him as a household name

2005: Cowell poses for an X Factor publicity photo in

2006: The pose is similar as he greets photographers at an American Idol party the following year

Don’t mind me: The pose is similar but the face looks marginally different as Cowell poses for an X Factor publicity photo in 2005 (L) and at an American Idol party in 2006 (R)

2012: Cowell once again commands attention while attending Britain's Got Talent auditions in London's Hammersmith

2012: Cowell once again commands attention while attending Britain’s Got Talent auditions in London’s Hammersmith 

2014: Cowell greets onlookers backstage at The X Factor

2019: The mogul flashes a beaming smile during a night out in London

2014-2019: Cowell’s gleaming teeth appear to have been straightened and whitened over the years (L-R  at The X Factor in 2014 and enjoying a night out in 2019)

2015: Career-smoker Cowell prepares to light up a cigarette as he leaves a private function in London

2015: Career-smoker Cowell prepares to light up a cigarette as he leaves a private function in London

2015: The British star stepped out with some uncharacteristic facial hair just two months later while launching The X Factor in London

2015: The British star stepped out with some uncharacteristic facial hair just two months later while launching The X Factor in London 

2021: Cowell poses backstage at America's Got Talent Extreme

2022: His complexion was notably smoother in a recent social media post for Britain's Got Talent

2021-22: Cowell appears to have lost weight over the last 12 months, while the lines that previously defined his features have been smoothed out (L-R at America’s Got Talent Extreme and more recently in a Britain’s Got Talent social media post)

2022: The music mogul raised eyebrows during his appearance at the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards in November, where he was accompanied by glamorous partner Lauren Silverman

2022: The music mogul raised eyebrows during his appearance at the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards in November, where he was accompanied by glamorous partner Lauren Silverman 

2022: An otherwise straightforward appearance at this year's pre-recorded Royal Variety performance on December 2 prompted more unwanted questions than answers

All change: The music mogul, now 63, surprised those in attendance - and those watching - with a remarkably smooth visage as he introduced Britain's Got Talent Winner Axel Blake at London's Royal Albert Hall

2022: An otherwise straightforward appearance at this year’s pre-recorded Royal Variety performance on December 2 prompted more unwanted questions than answers

2022: More quizzical eyebrows were raised just days later, when Cowell's face was curiously obscured by shadow as he eulogised about eight-year old son Eric during a remote appearance on ITV chat show Loose Women

2022: More quizzical eyebrows were raised just days later, when Cowell’s face was curiously obscured by shadow as he eulogised about eight-year old son Eric during a remote appearance on ITV chat show Loose Women 

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