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Simon Cowell 'planning Top Gear rival'

Simon Cowell 'planning Top Gear rival'
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Simon Cowell is said to be working on a new motoring show in the style of Top Gear.

Simon Cowell is reportedly working on a new motoring-based TV show in the style of the BBC's enduringly-popular Top Gear.

Last month it was revealed that the media mogul's long-running show The X Factor has been axed by ITV as he switches his attention to developing fresh formats.

The first of those will be Walk The Line, a new singing-gameshow hybrid due to air this autumn, but according to The Sun, he is also working on a show about cars.

"Simon has always been a huge car lover - and a car show is always something he has been interested in doing," a source told the newspaper.

"He was famously a guest driver on Top Gear and loves talking cars. He has been approached by a number of well-known car experts and racing drivers wanting to partner with him over the years.

"Right now there feels like an especially large appetite. The idea of a new car show is really a no-brainer for him."

The 61-year-old's other ongoing projects include the Got Talent franchise and a children's book series developed with his son.

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