Simon Cowell - you're so vain 

Fifty-year-old Simon Cowell has been given 179 mirrors for his birthday because he loves looking at himself so much.

The music mogul, who is known for his vanity, received the items from friends and family for reaching the landmark age on Wednesday.

According to Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, Cowell told a friend they came in all shapes and sizes.

"Big ones, small ones, full-length ones, even dental ones so I can look at my teeth. A couple of people even bought me magnifying ones to help me inspect my wrinkles."

However, he doesn't intend to keep the huge haul of mirrors.

He is planning to donate most of them to be auctioned to raise money for Battersea Dogs Home, which cares for abandoned or lost cats and dogs in the UK.

Cowell celebrated his birthday with a million-dollar bash at stately home Wrotham Park in Barnet, Hertfordshire, on Saturday.

The event was a star-studded affair, attended by 400 guests including supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, his fellow 'X Factor' judges Cheryl Cole and Dannii Minogue and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

Several of his ex-girlfriends were also in attendance, including Terri Seymour, Sinitta and Jackie St Clair.

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