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Simon Cowell is reportedly intending to sell his £15million mansion in London.
The music mogul, 61, purchased the seven-bedroom home in October 2018 and is thought to have had planning permission accepted to add an outdoor pool and bar to the property, however is now said to have had a ‘change of heart’.
A past owner of the abode, hedge-fund billionaire Christopher Levett, previously claimed the spirit of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s gay lover Antinous haunts the house.
Moving on? Simon Cowell is reportedly set to sell his £15m mansion in London, which is said to be haunted the ghost of a gay Roman (Simon is pictured on America’s Got Talent in June)
A source told The Sun: ‘Simon loved the property when he bought it, and had a list of changes and improvements. But he seems to have had a change of heart.
‘So while it is not yet on the market, it’s likely to be listed for sale again very soon.’
MailOnline has contacted Simon’s representatives for further comment.
Simon had seemed to be adapting the home for his family to enjoy after it was reported he’d been given the go-ahead from the council to transform the pad, with work thought to have started in February.
Spooky: A past owner of the abode, hedge-fund billionaire Christopher Levett, previously claimed the spirit of Roman Emperor Hadrian’s gay lover Antinous haunts the house (pictured)
Last year, sources claimed the X Factor boss’ requests included a 15-metre outdoor pool, an extended sunroom and state-of-the-art security after his Holland Park abode was broken into six years ago.
Simon, who owns properties in London, Beverly Hills, Miami and Barbados, moved into his south west London house in 2019.
And although spacious, the London house does come with an interesting story after a previous owner claimed it was haunted by the ghost of Antinous – the gay lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian, the ruler of the Roman Empire from 117 to 138.
Who you gonna call? Mr Levett claimed he’d bought the spirit of Roman god Antinous [right] into the mansion after purchasing a statue of him in 2014 (Simon is pictured on BGT)
Past owner Mr Levett claims, as reports The Sun, that he brought Antinous’ spirit into the home when he purchased a statue of him in 2014, inadvertently unleashing the Bithynian Greek’s spirit onto the property.
‘It was delivered in a crate,’ the hedge-fund billionaire said. ‘When I was locking up, I heard the sound of heavy objects being knocked over from the drawing room where Antinous was still lying in his box. The same happened the next two nights. But there was nobody there.’
Speaking in 2019 after Simon purchased the pad, a source claimed that Simon believes this is more than just an urban legend.
The story of Antinous is a tragic one; he was a favourite of Hadrian and was known to be particularly ‘beautiful’. The pair were fond of hunting together, so history reports.
Options: Simon, who owns properties in London, Beverly Hills, Miami and Barbados, moved into his south west London house in 2019 (pictured in LA in April)
‘Change of heart’: Simon had seemed to be adapting the pad for his family after it was reported he’d been given planning permission (pictured with partner Lauren Silverman in June)
It was widely presumed that the pair had a sexual relationship – and many were jealous of Antinous.
He died in October 130 under mysterious circumstances, when on a voyage along the Nile.
He never returned, and the cause of his death remains a mystery to this day, with many speculating he was murdered by other members of the Empire, jealous of his bond with Hadrian.
Others have speculated that he fell and drowned in the Nile, while some believe he took his own life.
Ghost-Bust-Er! Antinous and Hadrian were fond of hunting together, so history reports. It was widely presumed that the pair had a sexual relationship – and many were jealous of Antinous
Following his death, Hadrian deified Antinous and created a cult devoted to him. Ever since his death he has been known as both a hero and as ‘the gay god’.
Christians and Pagans attempted to quash the cult later in history, due to the homosexual undertones of it, but it is still considered to be alive and well.
Whether the Roman favourite has indeed latched on to the X Factor judge is to be determined – but Simon is no stranger to the paranormal.
Five years ago, he claimed he has always had contact with the other side.
‘[The dead] just want to make contact and say hello,’ he told The Sun in 2016. ‘I had [a ghost] in my house when I was living in Kingston Hill. My mum and dad were staying with me and I heard this banging on the door.
‘I went to their room and said: “You were banging on my door?” and they said: “It wasn’t us.”
‘There was a dog in the house freaking out too. The following day I heard this crashing noise and all the stuff had fallen in the kitchen. There was no logical explanation. There was no wind but there was definitely a presence. But I wasn’t afraid.’
This encounter resulted in an exorcism, Simon later revealed.
In touch with the other side? Simon previously recalled an unnerving encounter with a ghost while he was living in Kingston Hill (pictured on the X Factor in 2018)
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