Cowell said the important thing is not to agree to financial settlements too often

The X Factor mogul – who has dated the likes of Sinitta and Terri Seymour in the past – said he feels it is right to help some of his exes financially, reported the Daily Mirror.

Simon Cowell has admitted to paying some of his ex-girlfriends (PA)

Cowell, who is currently engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy, admitted in an interview with Weekend that he just wants certain people to be happy, even if they are no longer in a relationship with him.

'You can't have somebody in your life who's become accustomed to a certain thing and, just because you don't want to be in a relationship any more, say to them 'no, everything is cut off',' the star stated.

He added that 'it's not alimony', rather simply a case of doing 'the right thing' by certain people.