Glee's Sue Sylvester Inspired By Simon Cowell

Actress Jane Lynch has revealed she models the Glee villain on SiCo...

Glee star Jane Lynch has revealed that her character, Sue Sylvester, is based on our favourite Mr. Nasty, Simon Cowell.

Speaking to The Sun, Lynch has claimed that when playing acid-tongued cheerleading coach Sue, she draws inspiration from The X Factor judge.

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The actress told the tabloid: "I think Sue Sylvester has British in her. I think the US look at the British as a race that tells it how it is, and if ever there was a guy who tells it like it is, then it's Simon Cowell."

"He's a great inspiration for the character of Sue - there is a lot that I can take from him and put into her. You could definitely look at Sue and say there's a lot of Simon in her. Just like him, she says what she wants because she can - there is nobody there to tell either of them to stop."

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She continued: "Simon and Sue say the things people wish they could in their jobs or at their school, but can't because it's not the done thing. Everybody has a bit of Simon and Sue in them - the difference is that most people control it."

Jane, who won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for playing Sylvester in the hit US TV Show, also went on to claim that despite various campaigns, Glee villain Sue could never join SiCo on the US X Factor judging panel.

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Lynch explained: "People have asked me, 'What about having Sue on The X Factor? How would she do?' I think she'd be fantastic - and there would be a few contestants reduced to tears."

"It can never happen, though. Simon and Sue on the same judging panel will never work in a million years - there's only room for one ego on the show!"

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