'If you can't afford Botox, your face moves': X Factor hopeful Anton Stephans renders Simon Cowell speechless with PERFECT comeback to 'weird expressions' jibe
He is usually the first to offer an opinion - or a put-down.
But Simon Cowell was rendered speechless by talent hopeful Anton Stephan on Sunday night's episode of the X Factor.
The music industry veteran was served a long-overdue leveller which not only delighted viewers, but his fellow judges, too.
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Not taking any nonsense! Simon Cowell was rendered speechless by talent hopeful Anton Stephan on Saturday night's episode of the X Factor
After having his facial expressions critiqued by the music mogul, the 45 year-old hopeful hit back with a jibe about Simon's Botox.
When Simon said: 'My problem with you is that you have so many weird facial expressions', he responded with: 'Let me explain something, Simon.
'When you live in a world in which Botox is normal, facial expressions seem unusual. But if, like me and my friends, you can't afford it, your face moves'.
Getting personal: After having his facial expressions critiqued by the music mogul, the 45 year-old hopeful hit back with a jibe about Simon's Botox
Cutting, yet charming: 'When you live in a world in which Botox is normal, facial expressions seem unusual. But if, like me and my friends, you can't afford it, your face moves'
Reducing the live crowd at London's Wembley Stadium to a sea of laughter, the perfectly-worded put-down was immaculate in both tone and timing.
In fact, as well as causing fellow judges Nick Grimshaw, Rita Ora and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to guffaw, it even made the man himself smile.
'Hahaha, you're a funny guy,' he said. 'OK, yes, you've got a point'.
Funny: Reducing the live crowd at London's Wembley Stadium to a sea of laughter, the perfectly-worded put-down was immaculate in both tone and timing
Feeling the heat! After the emotional and passionate plea, Simon eventually relents and gives him a ticket through to Judges’ Houses
Moments later the backing singer took on Luther Vandross’ A House Is Not A Home in a bid to take Simon’s final seat of the Six-Chair Challenge.
Yet, although Nick, Rita and Cheryl all stating they’d give him a place, Simon needs further reassurance. 'I just want to communicate the song so much and tell the story of the song - but I can work on that,' Anton says.
After the emotional and passionate plea, Simon eventually relents and gives him a ticket through to Judges’ Houses.
Frank: The entertaining comeback airs just days after the performer claimed he was 'seduced' into taking drugs by the people around him
The entertaining comeback airs just days after the performer claimed he was 'seduced' into taking drugs by the people around him.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: 'I was pushing the self-destruct button. I was hurting and when you are young it's easy to be seduced.
But I didn't know then that drugs are a lie.'
The line-up: Simon with Cheryl, Nick and Rita, alongside Olly Murs and Caroline Flack
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