After weeks of persuasion, Cowell apparently managed to convince Cheryl to have dinner with him so they could discuss the fiasco face-to-face.
“Simon invited her for dinner,” a source told the Daily Mail. “He did all the running - he was much more upset about their friendship breaking down than he let on.
“He had been trying to persuade her to meet up for weeks.
“They talked about the sacking and Simon explained why it happened, and apologised for the first time.
“Simon has told Cheryl he wants to work on future projects together.
“Cheryl is playing it cool but they are friends again, she hasn’t felt this great in months.”