LEONA LEWIS - LEWIS: 'COWELL IS TOO OLD FOR ME'

British singer LEONA LEWIS has rubbished rumours of a romance with her mentor SIMON COWELL - because he is too old. Cowell, 48, discovered 22-year-old Lewis as a judge on British TV talent show The X Factor, and is masterminding her quest for musical success - but that's as far as their relationship goes. She says, "He's a real gentleman and really supportive - he's very popular with the ladies. I didn't fancy him, he's old enough to be my dad! But a lot of my friends who met him thought he was lovely."