Simon Cowell Grants Young Girl's Final Wish

Pop Eater ^ | Jun 9th 2010 07:00AM

[woofie]

Simon Cowell fulfilled five-year-old Bethany Fenton's final wish before she lost her battle with a brain tumor. She achieved her dream of singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' for Cowell when she visited the 'Britain's Got Talent' studios in North London ahead of Saturday's finale on June 5 and even met some of the finalists in the competition. Following her exciting day, the young girl told UK's Daily Mail, "I loved them all, especially Kieran, who asked for my wristband to give us both luck ... Simon let me sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' to him. He's so nice and I love him."

Last year, she was diagnosed with a grade three to four anaplastic astrocytoma brain tumor. A second MRI scan last year revealed the tumor had grown and began seriously affecting her.

The youngster fought the illness for over a year and had been through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 8, at the Helen House Hospice in Oxford after a sudden deterioration in her condition at home.

[woofie]

Gotta admit ...this story got to me

[jakerobins]

That was a pretty nice thing for him to do.....Good to see he has some heart....

[valkyry1]

Heart wrenching. Also I didnt know Simon Cowell had it in him, this changes my opinion vastly.

[lonevoice]

Gotta admit ...this story got to me

Me too. Though it's often hard to see, I always suspect that there's a pretty decent guy underneath all of Cowell's snarkiness.

[SkyDancer]

[woofie]

Prayers for Bethany and her family

[Viking2002]

I think the guy's an old softie at the core of him, he just can't let it slip thru the cracks in his line of work, or he'd get eaten alive. So, he compensates by being a bastard.

Who among us doesn't, from time to time?

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[lonevoice]

You just never can tell.

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It was recently revealed Cowell - who is believed to be worth $200 million - will leave $180 million to charity in his will.

The 48-year-old star, who has no children, will leave the mammoth sum to a selection of organizations helping children and animals.

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2008 article about Cowell's philanthropy

[TexasFreeper2009]

Just because someone has the guts to tell the truth and not worry about what others think, doesn't mean they don't have feelings or a heart.

[Ancient Drive]

beautiful.. Simon you rock!

[lonevoice]

Your American Idol ping list might appreciate this

[Ticonderoga34]

I have heard that people who have met Simon say that he is a nice guy in real life. So I’m not totally surprised by this story.

Watch American Idol go down the tubes next year without Simon.

[spectre]

I don't blame Simon for telling some of those Idiots on American Idol off!

That said, he has a big heart and is really, really a good guy.

[steelyourfaith]

Deeply touching story.

[valkyry1]

//Just because someone has the guts to tell the truth and not worry about what others think, doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings or a heart//

I have been there and that is true but I only saw the show few times so I did not have much to make an impression with.

[23 Everest]

Somebody, Simon, has to tell these morons the truth, “your singing is forgettable”.

Prayers for Bethany.

[valkyry1]

Just wow.

[Raebie]

I love Simon. He’s an animal nut too. Being hot doesn’t hurt either.

[MississippiMan]

I have heard that people who have met Simon say that he is a nice guy in real life. So I’m not totally surprised by this story.

He never struck me as mean on the show. His candor is just so unusual in this politically correct era that no one knows how to deal with it.

They lost me completely when they added Ellen, though.

MM (in TX)