Lorraine Kelly takes a cheeky swipe at Simon Cowell as she mocks his changing appearance over the years

Lorraine Kelly took a cheeky swipe at Simon Cowell as she made reference to his changing appearance over the years.

The Scottish presenter, 66, spoke to the show's US-based entertainment correspondent, Ross King, towards the end of Thursday's (May 7) episode.

They discussed Simon Cowell's recent interview on Jamie East's new podcast Tales from the Celebrity Trenches where he revealed how welcoming son Eric, 12, back in 2014 impacted his life.

Simon shared: 'I genuinely believe that when you become a Dad, a Mum, it gives you a purpose. Everything changes. Your whole body chemistry, everything just changes. 

'And I have really loved, loved being a Dad.'

Back in the studio, Lorraine quipped: 'To be fair Ross, what else has changed is his wee face, to be fair. I mean, you can't deny. It's true., is it not?'

The host then gestured to her own face by way of illustrating the point.

Ross responded: 'I couldn't possibly comment.'

Last year, Simon shocked fans and came under scrutiny for his 'unrecognisable looks' in a promotional video he filmed for the 2025 Britain's Got Talent final.

The music mogul smiled at the camera and said: 'We're live from Hammersmith, it's minutes before the final, I am really excited. 

'I haven't got a clue who is going to win but that's a good thing. Thanks for watching everyone'.

Fans focused on Simon's face, as some said it made him look like 'An AI version of Simon Cowell' - before the comments were turned off stopping anyone else from passing judgement.

The former X Factor judge was one of the first male TV stars to admit to having Botox and filler but insists he has not had plastic surgery.

On claims he has had a surgical procedure, the father-of-one last year said: 'I think it's hysterical. I mean it just makes me laugh - I haven't had a facelift or anything.

'I have had a bit of Botox but kind of nothing drastic. So when I hear about this stuff honestly it does make me laugh.'

In 2018, Simon revealed he had a £2,000 treatment, dubbed a 21st-century facelift. 

He got a Silhouette Soft Lift, which involves sewing bioplastic-infused thread into the face and neck and tugging it to get rid of sagging skin.

Simon said at the time: 'For me now, it's all about having clean skin. If you have clean skin, you look better. But you have to be very careful with some of this stuff.'

The former music label manager admitted that he once got so much Botox injected into his face that he looked 'like something out of a horror film.'

He added: 'There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from 'before' the other day and didn't recognise it as me first of all. 

'Eric [Simon's son] was in hysterics. Enough was enough. There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero.'

Lorraine airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX.