December 26, 2022

How is it possible to be a "lookalike" with a person who is "unrecognizable"?

I'm trying to read "Simon Cowell, 63, continues to look unrecognisable with his radically different facial features as he attends a Christmas Carol event with lookalike son Eric and fiancée Lauren Silverman" — in The Daily Mail.

24 comments:

Leland said...

It's possible not to recognize either of the two things near each other that appear the same to each other, but this is about a person recognized as Simon Cowell (who is typically recognizable) and therefore I don't know what the author is trying to communicate. It's the Daily Mail, so I recognize the situation as normal.

Lurker21 said...

The TV personality added: 'There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero.'

He's lucky he didn't end up like poor Meg Ryan.

When Simon gets his Adam's Apple reduced we'll know what that means.

Temujin said...

Someday all of these people will look like Nancy Pelosi.

Tom T. said...

It seems clear enough to me. His face has changed so that he's not recognizable as the Simon Cowell we've come to know, but he nonetheless looks just like his son. It makes even more sense in context: the speculation is that he's had a lot of Botox, leaving his skin looking weirdly smooth for a man his age (and unrecognizable as compared to his former weathered self), but this means that he has the smooth skin of a child, like his son.

planetgeo said...

Yes, but he blows his unrecognizability by always wearing either the white dress shirt with the top 3 buttons unbuttoned or the black T-shirt with the sloppy collar.

narciso said...

Kate del castillo also had some horrible faial treatment

Joe Smith said...

They were dressed alike.

Honestly, he looks pretty good.

It looks like he lost a fair amount of weight, which will change anyone's look...

Howard said...

You're confused because you're missing the time dimension. Physics is hard.

cassandra lite said...

About twenty years ago the LA Times weather reporter used to call extremely hot days in the summer "unseasonably warm." It took me half a dozen emails to persuade that she was using it incorrectly. Her first few responses referenced "our living language."

Robert Cook said...

Moreover, he is by no means "unrecognizable." He looks (to me) like he has always looked.

madAsHell said...

GeeWhiz.......I thought he was gay.

Not Sure said...

I'm convinced that the DM copy editors take the original headline and then add, delete, and scramble words to induce people to click through to see what the hell the story's about instead of just scanning the front page.

JK Brown said...

Wait, the son not only looks like his dad but the son's fiancee also looks like his dad?

Leeatmg said...

I don’t think the kid looks like either version of Simon Cowell.

Leeatmg said...

I don’t think that kid looks like either version of Simon Cowell.

n.n said...

Like father like son.

Jupiter said...

Glad to see you have upgraded your reading to the Daily Mail. It may be trash -- in fact, it is mostly trash, full of articles about Kardashians and Jenners (is there a difference?) -- but it's better than WaPo and NYT.

Ann Althouse said...

The son is 8 years old. I think it's time to stop referring to the mother as Cowell's "fiancée."

n.n said...

The son is 8 years old. I think it's time to stop referring to the mother as Cowell's "fiancée."

Have they made an explicit or implicit commitment to each other? Do they have an "open" or other indeterminate relationship? It there an oversight in identity or publication? We live in interesting times that are neither novel nor unforeseen.

Kevin Walsh said...

Looks like Simon Cowell.Maybe he dropped a little weight.

Reddington said...

If he was a man they would never write articles like this focusing on his physical appearance.

Aggie said...

That's just silly. His son is about 11 years old. The picture appears on the top half. They are dressed very similarly, and that's the reason for the expression.

melk said...

I'm confused. Which one is Simon and which one is the son?

melk said...

And if it's what I think, what is Simon doing with that woman who looks at least 4X his age?