Simon Cowell was stunned to discover Britney Spears was "shy" once she joined "The X Factor" as a judge.

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The music mogul has grown close to the pop star after sitting alongside her during the show's auditions and says he found her charismatic.

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He tells People.com, "It's quite interesting because when someone has done what she's done as she has with her career, and being such a public person, you kind of think she is going to be very confident, but in real life she's shy. There's kind of a mystique about her which I think is what kind of attracted me to her in the (first) place."

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