Entertainment mogul Simon Cowell was back in Oxfordshire this weekend.

The TV talent show star visited Chipping Norton and took his son Eric to sample treats from milkshake shop Tickittyshake.

The shop shared on Facebook: "Look who stopped in yesterday to pay us a visit!! Simon Cowell and E R I C loved the G O L D E N B U Z Z E R Shake! Named after them.

"We are also grateful Amanda Holden let Simon know about the special Shake. Thank you Eric and Simon for visiting and for your lovely support, always means so much to us!"

Mr Cowell visited the store and Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe in August.

At the time Julia Cook, owner of Tickittyshake and neighbouring children’s boutique Tickittyboo, said: “He was very happy to have his photo taken.

“He was extremely kind and lovely, polite and smiley and he was very complimentary about my staff.

“He bought a vanilla shake for his son and some sweets and toys.

“I told the staff to offer it for free but he refused and told the staff he wanted to pay.”

It isn’t the first time the Tickitty shops have been visited by famous faces.

“We’ve had David Cameron and Alex James in Tickittyshake a few times," she said.

“We’ve had Amanda Holden in Tickittyboo before and we’ve had Lydia Bright from Towie.”

Nicola Hogan, owner of Mr Simms, said: “We don’t like to give too many details about who visits and what they buy. We prefer it if they feel they can visit us as normal people.

“He was delightful, and his son Eric enjoyed exploring the pick ‘n’ mix. They visited other shops and he was very good about having selfies with people along the way.”

He came in with his son Eric, dog Squiddly and other family members.

 

 

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This story was written by Miranda Norris, she joined the team in 2021 and covers news across Oxfordshire as well as news from Witney.

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