Simon Cowell has confirmed that Cheryl Cole is still ”in the running” for a judging spot on his new US version of The X Factor . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com

Simon Cowell – Top 10 Fun Facts – as part of the celebrities series by GeoBeats. 10 – He is a fan of Botox and has had multiple injections. 9 – Simon’s first kiss was at 9 years of age. 8 – He was arrested at age 12 after hijacking a bus using a toy gun. 7 — He dropped out of high school at 17. 6 – He loves hamsters and stated he once had 18 of them. 5 – Simon once worked in the mailroom of EMI Music Publishing. 4 – He was reportedly offered 0000 to ‘judge’ a husband and wife in bed. Simon declined. 3 – Simon dislikes fur and appeared in a PETA ad. 2 – While vacationing in Barbados, he wrote an impulsive 000 check to an animal refuge. 1 – As a child, he directed his first insult at his mother after he said her hat made her look like a poodle.