Dominic Bowden's Blog (4 November 2011)
There may be some out there having sleepless nights worrying about Simon Cowell's welfare. Well I can put your fears to rest, take a look at this tank he now calls a trailer (see photos below) on the set of the X Factor here in Hollywood.
Oh to have a caravan like this to take on your next summer holiday – where to begin? Let's try the behemoth's general dimensions: weighing in at a mere 40 ton, it's two-storey and covers 1,100 square feet. Home entertainment: 26 speakers, three 60-plus inch 3D TVs for watching live feeds of The X Factor rehearsals.
But it's the little details, like the fact that the trailer was "refinished in Italy with 20 coats of hand-rubbed finish". Or the second floor glass divider, which "goes opaque" at the touch of a button if Cowell needs a bit of privacy.
Then there's the makeup area, which according to Cowell, he only gets "light foundation which takes about five minutes", but should he get bored during that 5 minutes he can press a button for a television set to pop out and the fact that its backed right up to the side of the studio means Mr Cowell doesn't even have to make eye contact with anyone as he walks off the stage and into this apartment probably worth more than most peoples homes...
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