'The X Factor's' Simon Cowell Joins Twitter

Simon Cowell has explore Twitter nation.our editor recommends'X Factor': Vocal Sweetening? Lip Syncing? The Lowdown round the Shows Sound'X Factor' Behind the curtain: The Most Effective 11 Exercise the Week's Performances'X Factor': Simon Cowell and Idol idol judges Address Contestant Controversies, Broken DreamsInside Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' Trailer (Exclusive) The X Factor judge and creator grew to become an associate from the social-networking site Wednesday, beneath the handle @simoncowell. He sent his first and up to now only tweet Wednesday mid-day, which incorporated a shoutout to his Fox singing competition airing your evening. PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Top 17 Runners up: Understand the entertainers "It's official," he mentioned. "Yes, it's taken a while. It's really me! We're live in 10 mins. I'll make you stay released. Lots of love #iamsimon." However, it appears that Cowell remains planning his Twitter debut for some time, since his account have been verified. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot At press time, Cowell already had 21,090 fans -- which number was quickly growing. His fellow idol idol judges -- Antonio "L.A." Reid, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul -- and X Factor host Steve Manley have Twitter accounts. PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline Up to now, Cowell is following only eight others on Twitter. Furthermore to Reid, Scherzinger, Abdul and Manley, Cowell follows the X Factor account additionally to his mentees around the program: Rachel Crow, Melanie Amaro and Came Ryniewicz. X Factor's live show episodes air at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, while using results show at 8 p.m. Thursdays. Related Subjects Nicole Scherzinger Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Reality TV Fox Broadcasting Corporation Antonio L.A. Reid Steve Manley The X Factor