Simon Cowell reportedly splashed out £30,000 on a Greatest Showman-themed birthday party for his son Eric.
The X Factor boss celebrated his son’s fifth birthday over the weekend and is believed to have held the lavish party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Saturday night.
A source told the publication: “Simon spared no expense in making sure it was the perfect occasion for little Eric. The kids got to sing their favourite songs from the film and the whole place was decked out just like the circus.
“Everyone was joking that Simon was like Hugh Jackman’s character because he was the ringmaster. Loads of celebrities were invited with their families and Eric’s own friends came, too.”
Guests in attendance at the party reportedly included Cheryl and her son Bear, Alesha Dixon, Katie Piper and Rochelle and Marvin Humes.
Standard Online has contacted representatives of Cowell for comment.
Cowell recently unveiled plans to launch two new series of the X Factor and an additional version of Britain’s Got Talent.
Cowell said his "exciting" ideas for the hit ITV programmes are still in the works, and revealed that he needs to settle on dates.
Giving some further details, he said he intends to introduce a celebrity version of The X Factor along with an all-star edition with former contestants.
He also told of how he hopes to create a second series of Britain's Got Talent with past winners of the show competing against each other, alongside the main series which is currently in production.
Cowell told The Sun: "I've had a meeting with ITV, I've told them what I think we'd like to do with X Factor because we've been waiting to have this opportunity. The time feels right, and it will be a huge change.
"We haven't exactly confirmed the dates or the order of the shows, but essentially there are going to be two versions of X Factor running this year."
