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Simon Cowell reveals his biggest regret from managing One Direction - and vows not to repeat it on his upcoming hunt for the next hit band


The talent scout, 64, created the boy-band - made up of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, in 2010 on ITV's The X Factor.

Speaking to Steven Bartlett on Monday's episode of his podcast Diary Of A CEO, Simon revealed he regretted letting the band own the One Direction name - meaning he couldn't continue its legacy after they broke up. The talent scout, 64, created the boy-band - made up of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, in 2010 on ITV's The X Factor (Pictured in November 2010) Speaking to Steven Bartlett on Monday's episode of his podcast Diary Of A CEO , Simon revealed he regretted letting the band own the One Direction name - meaning he couldn't continue its legacy after they broke up

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