Cowell’s rolled eyes ‘killed’ Bublé

Global star Michael Bublé’s confidence was shattered by Simon Cowell – after the music mogul gave him a withering look.

The singer admitted he fell apart after Mr Cowell rolled his eyes during a performance on American Idol in 2007 – to the extent that people thought he was drunk.

Mr Bublé told the Radio Times the sharp-tongued talent judge did not even realise what he had done when he learned of the incident later. But he is now “incredibly nice” to him.

The Canadian crooner said: “I had to sing Call Me Irresponsible in front of 20 million people. And the first thing I saw when I got on stage was Simon Cowell.

“I sang about four lines and he looked at me and did this (rolls his eyes dismissively) and that was it, I was done. It killed me. My confidence dropped.”

Mr Bublé said he becomes more “aloof” when he has a crisis of confidence.

“I get the attitude of, ‘Oh really?’ And if you watch the clip on YouTube, I’m so aloof I look bored.

“And it became quite a thing for me in America because all the news agencies started to report that I was drunk. But I’m such a control freak I would never drink before going on stage.”