Terri Seymour worried about Simon Cowell meeting new man

Simon Cowell's ex-girlfriend is worried about introducing him to her boyfriend.

Terri Seymour has remained friends with the music mogul - who she dated for five years until 2008 - but he has not yet met French hotelier Olivier Lordonnais, who she has been in a relationship with for a year, because she needs to write "a script" for their conversation.

She said: "They haven't met because Simon will tease him so much. I will need to brief Olivier and tell him word for word what Simon will say and then I need to write the script for what he has to say back.

"I know Simon, but I also know Simon will like him."

Though Simon hasn't met Olivier, Terri has spent time with her former lover's fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy and is thrilled the 'X Factor' judge is finally ready to settle down.

She told Grazia: "Look, she's great. There's absolutely no awkwardness between us. At the end of the day, he's one of my best friends and so long as he's happy, I'm happy for him. I'm hoping I can come to the wedding, but it will all depend on work."