Music moghul, Simon Cowell has reportedly splashed out on a $5 million Los Angeles home for former X Factor winner, Leona Lewis, so she will have a permanent base there.

“Simon thinks she is absolutely amazing so he wanted to treat her,” a source told The People. “He’s so pleased with how hard she works and what a massive success she’s become. Even though Simon is very rich, he’s careful with money and doesn’t like to waste it.”

The insider added: “Leona’s a homely girl and isn’t at all flash so Simon got the idea to buy her something practical she would use. He sees a bright future for her. He thinks she can become a global star like Shirley Bassey or Whitney Houston.”

This week Leona became the first British woman to score an American number one single in over twenty years!