Simon Cowell sports mysterious plaster behind his ear

Simon Cowell sports mysterious plaster behind his ear

The X Factor boss’s jaw and neck looked red and swollen as he drove down LA’s Sunset Boulevard in a Ford Bronco.

Leading plastic surgeon Dr Gabriele Borghini said: “The image indicates he may have had some minimal invasive surgery.

“The gathering of skin behind his ear suggests he could have had a face-lift or a neck-lift.”

The sighting comes after Simon, 52 â€" who admits he has Botox jabs twice a year â€" missed X Factor USA auditions, suffering from bronchitis.

Sources close to the multi-millionaire insisted he was sporting the plaster because he had “accidentally cut himself”.