The Xtra Factor host also downplayed the incident after the show, saying it was a 'joke between friends', after Twitter users slammed Cowell and branded him 'homophobic'.
Rylan accepted the apology, saying he will “get over it” whilst a red-faced Simon said “this is why I should never do live TV'.
The remark prompted gasps from the TV audience, but Rylan saw the funny side and replied: 'Oh Simon! Shall I show you how much?'Ĭowell immediately blushed as he realised what he said, and began to apologise, saying “I apologise, I shouldn’t have said that – sorry, sorry, sorry.” Simon Cowell stuns viewers with crude gay joke about Rylan Clark-Neal
