On American Idol, Simon Cowell is known as ‘Mr Nasty’ with his acid tongue and damning put-downs, but in real life he’s more ‘Mr Nice Guy’.

Cowell has just donated $160,000 to save the life of 18-month-old Sophie Atay from Gateshead in the United Kingdom.

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The little girl will be flown to the Unites States for pioneering treatment at the Memorial Hospital in New York.

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• Alexandra Burke
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• Neuroblastoma
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