TV mogul Simon Cowell has insisted that he "couldn't care less" if people think that he is gay - and admitted that he hires some women because he fancies them. The star, 53, told the Radio Times he was happily single and not looking for a wife. Asked if he minded when people ask when he is "coming out", he told the magazine: "If I was living 200 years ago in a coal mine, maybe, but I work in possibly the gayest industry in the world! Music and TV! "It would make no difference to my life or my career. A lot of my friends are gay, but I'm not and don't even think that way any more." He added: "I couldn't care less (if people think I'm gay) because it's nothing to be ashamed of. It feels like such an antiquated question now." Questioned on whether he picks women who he fancies to work on his shows, he laughed: "A lot of them, yes, I'm not going to lie." Cowell said of former X Factor and US X Factor judge Cheryl Cole: "I think my entire production staff - including a lot of gay people - were madly in love with Cheryl.
