Simon Cowell's latest appearance on the TV show "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway" generated mixed reactions from the viewers.

When the popular talent judge appeared on the variety show by presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, viewers and netizens noticed the alleged difference in his appearance.

Many commented that Cowell's face looked frightening, messed up and weird.

"Holy s***, what has Simon Cowell done to his face? That's not Simon, it can't be," tweeted one netizen.

"Simon Cowell's face looks so scary these days," said another.

"WTF has happened to Simon Cowell's face? Just grow old gracefully, man!" stated someone else.

"Simon Cowell's face... proper tragedy. Just let yourself age, old man," commented a fourth netizen.

"...Simon Cowell has had far too much work done. His face doesn't even move," wrote another X user.

"Simon Cowell's bee-stung shiny face is gonna haunt my dreams," claimed another netizen.

Meanwhile, some showed concern for the TV personality's overall health.

"Putting face aside, he looks like he could hardly walk. What has happened to Simon Cowell?" wondered one concerned netizen.

"Is Simon Cowell vaccine-injured? His face is not just fillers. [It] looks like Guillain-Barré syndrome and fillers/surgery been done to hide the effects," commented a different user.

"I think he's had a stroke, visually the signs," claimed another netizen.

The Syco founder has been honest about the cosmetic procedures he's done to his face. In November 2022, he told Page Six that he kept using Botox in moderation.

"I reduced it, let's put it that way. Everything in moderation," he said.

While many commented on Cowell's appearance, others praised him for how good of a sport he was during the pranks.

"What a good sport @SimonCowell is. Hope 'XFactor' or something similar is on our screens soon," one X user tweeted.

"[This is] the most I've laughed for a long time," said another.

"Brilliant. Well taken, Simon. He really is a down-to-earth nice guy," another person commented on "Ant & Dec's" video upload on YouTube.

"What a sport Simon was! Not sure pre-fatherhood savage Simon would act the same way through," quipped another.

For the latest episode of "Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway," the duo headed to Hollywood to prank the "king of all TV judges and master of music."

First, they connived with a fake police officer who claimed Cowell broke cycling laws. They eventually asked him to wear a high-visibility jacket while biking.

Next, the hosts appeared on "America's Got Talent" as magician assistants and asked for the judge's participation in the act. They acted like something had gone wrong, leaving the record executive trapped in the box.

Eventually, the duo revealed that it was a prank.

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