Show-off Simon Cowell can't resist taking his top off

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The American Idol judge made a grand entrance in a classic racing green sports car - with the top off of course - at The Ivy restaurant in Beverly Hills.

The reality TV giant was clearly intent being seen - the ritzy establishment is a well-known Hollywood haunt that is constantly swarming with paparazzi.

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Honk if you love me: Cowell turns heads at The Ivy

The expensive wheels are certainly fitting: cash flash Cowell was recently named the fastest rising individual on The Sunday Times Rich List, Cowell, with an estimated worth of £100 million.

Cowell, often referred to as television's Mr Nasty, may have won attention that day, but he doesn't always do so well when it comes to scoring affection.

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Simon Cowell cruised around Beverly Hills with the roof down on his sports car

Welsh singer Charlotte Church has stepped up as his latest critic, saying she would do a better job of being a judge on X-Factor than Cowell, or his fellow judges.

Church said: "I've got enormous respect for Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, but they just don't know the ins and outs of a voice or music."

"When I'm watching the show I think: 'You haven't got a clue what you're on about - I should be on there!"

That's just the sort of comment that would get Cowell's engine fired up - we can feel a celebrity war coming on.