Media mogul Simon Cowell has been told that he needs to slow down by hi mother who is concerned that his participation in five different television shows this year will be too much of a strain for the 51 year old.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, a source close to the family said how Simons mother Julie is worried that he will have a heart attack like his father if he does not cut back on his gruesome schedule which will see him working on the US X Factor, the UK X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, America's Got Talent and on a new game show entitled Red Or Black.

The source said: “Simon's mum is freaking out. His family think he's doing too much and are telling him to slow don before his workload seriously damages his health. There's no point being the richest man in the cemetery, It's too much for one person.”

The source added: “Simon's a workaholic but he'd need a time machine to be physically able to appear on both the American and UK versions of the X Factor, all of the time. His priority this year is to launch the American version.”

he exact role of Simon Coweel in the UK version of the X Factor is yet to be confirmed either by the man himself of by TV bosses at ITV.

Peter Finch, the director of television for ITV said last month: “It has to remain speculation. The X Factor is coming back and is back in the ITV schedule this autumn, Simon will be closely involved with it as he is always involved with it.”

He added: “I don't want to sound like an evasive politician, but I am not in a position to confirm or deny any of the individuals to by sitting in those chairs or on the X Factor in the autumn.”