I saw Simon on Oprah today. He was very funny and he's obviously a very bright man. He was also quite kind to a young couple who had written to Oprah for help. Their little toddler has cancer, and they want to have one parent with her at all times. However, their mortgage payment is too high for one of them to stop working. Simon promptly paid off their $162,000 mortgage. He also told them that he would forever be this little girl's guardian angel, and that his help didn't end with this check.

I never thought that Simon would touch my heart, but he was actually rather sweet. He also then showed the Cowell we all know by telling Oprah that it never occurred to him that giving might feel good. When Oprah expressed her disbelief, he said, "Nope. In 48 years, I never even considered it."