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Susan Knox

Will Young proud of himself for standing up to 'bully' Simon Cowell on Pop Idol

Will Young has admitted that he still gets a kick from standing up to 'bullies' like Simon Cowell on Pop Idol.

The singer, who won the talent show 20 years ago in 2001, impressed judges Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman and Neil Fox when he appeared on the first series of the iconic singing competition - but head judge Simon was always a little more harsh when it came to sharing this opinion on Will's performances.

When he won Pop Idol, Will was only 22-years-old, and looking back on his experience, he said he feels proud of standing up to the notorious judge.

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