Cowell also appeared on the one-off World Idol programme in 2003, where it became clear that each country's version of the Idol had attempted to come up with its own "Simon Cowell" type personality.
Cowell juga muncul pada program satu musim World Idol pada tahun 2003, yang mana dijelaskan bahwa versi masing-masing negara dari Idol telah berusaha untuk menampilkan kepribadian tipe "Simon Cowell" sendiri.