Posted by Adam

Tuesday March 9, 2010

SIMON Cowell is “torn” about having children.

The 50-year-old music mogul — who recently got engaged to his make-up artist girlfriend Mezhgan Hussainy – claims he would love to become a father, but isn’t sure if he’d be too old.

“I’m kind of torn because I’m a bit too old to have kids, but then again I think it would be important to have a lot of mes around in the future,” Simon told US talk show host Jay Leno.

Simon and Mezhgan — who had been dating for several months before their relationship was made public — had sparked rumors they were engaged when she was pictured wearing a diamond ring last month, but his publicist dismissed the speculation.

However, when asked Leno if the rumors were true, Simon said, “Well, I do have somebody in my life now, yes. And I kind of made a decision this year to make somebody happy… it’s called giving back.”

Despite confirming their engagement, Simon refused to reveal how he proposed to Mezhgan.

“I find this very uncomfortable,” he said. “I was asleep, I think. No, look, I bought her the ring in London.”

While he is happy with Mezhgan, Simon insists reports they plan to marry as early as this summer are untrue.

When asked about when he’ll finally tie the knot, he said, “Within the next 10 years.”

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