SIMON Cowell makes a surprise cameo in tonight’s penultimate episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
The brutal Channel 4 series welcomed another 14 famous faces to tackle intense Special Forces training.
Along the way, celebrities have quit, been axed and – last week in the case of boxer Conor Benn – medically withdrawn.
Tonight, the remaining five recruits tackled one of their toughest challenges yet, before having their mental strength tested by having the option to receive calls from loved ones.
While Adam Collard receives his from fiancee Laura Woods , singer Lucy Spraggan is seen taking two calls.
And the first is from her X Factor boss, Simon.
The 65-year-old appears on a video call to Lucy, who had appeared on The Factor in 2012, sitting outside in a sprawling garden.
“How’s my little trooper?” he asks, causing Lucy to chuckle.
She tells him: “It’s been a lot rougher than I anticipated. Simon, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
Never one to mince his words, he replies: “You do look tired, I’m not going to lie.”
Lucy then quickly fills him on some of the challenges she’s faced, adding: “It’s not a joke Simon. It’s so, so real.
“Like, you know when you said you might think about doing it if I didn’t find it hard? You would not be doing it.”
As she laughs, she adds: “Although I would pay such money to see you do it!”
Simon replies with a chuckle: “Just imagine it was me, and how long I would last.”
The pair have remained close in the years that followed Lucy being on The X Factor , and he even walked her down the aisle at her wedding to wife Emilia Smith earlier this year.
Lucy previously told The Sun: “He read a poem at our ceremony, which was cute, and he said to me, ‘I love seeing you this happy’.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2025
- S Club singer Hannah Spearitt
- Dancer and TV star Louie Spence
- Love Island star and podcaster Chloe Burrows
- Love Island and Strictly star Tasha Ghouri
- Former footballer Troy Deeney
- Peru Two drug mule turned author and influencer Michealla McCollum
- Rapper and ex-Loose Women star Lady Leshurr
- Love Island lothario Adam Collard
- TV & media personality Rebecca Loos
- Ex Footballer Adebayo “The Beast” Akinfenwa
- Drag Race UK winner Bimini Bon Boulash
- Pro boxer Conor Benn
- The X Factor star Lucy Spraggan
- The Traitors winner Harry Clark
The newlyweds regularly stay with Simon and his partner Lauren Silverman at their homes in LA and the Cotswolds.
But Lucy admitted: “I speak to Lauren all the time, but Simon hasn’t got a phone so I speak to him when she’s on the phone!”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4, with all episodes available to plus members on Channel4.com.
