Cowell struggling with TV workload

Music mogul Simon Cowell finds life as a international TV star exhausting - he is considering cutting down his gruelling schedule of filming back-to-back reality shows.

Music mogul Simon Cowell finds life as a international TV star exhausting - he is considering cutting down his gruelling schedule of filming back-to-back reality shows.

The 'American Idol' judge spends many months a year on the show, as well as jetting over to his native UK for his other TV projects 'The X Factor' and 'Britain’s Got Talent'.

Cowell also runs his own record label and production company in between giving reality contestants his opinion on the TV shows.

But the heavy workload is taking its toll on the star, and he admitted: “Something may have to give.”

In an interview withThe Sun, Cowell said: “Last year was tough and I really felt it around about the end of the year. There’s a lot of pressure that comes with making the shows, running the record label and running the TV production company.

“I got to the point where I was doing 'Idol', finishing auditions, getting room service at 10pm and then working for another six or seven hours on the British stuff. You do that week after week, month after month and it takes its toll on you.”

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