HORROR AS COWELL GUEST GRABS Sex attacker pounced on me in holiday villa but guardian angel Simon saw him off

POP star Sinitta has told of her disgust and fear as a sex attacker pounced on her at Simon Cowell’s holiday villa.

The singer was showing the fellow guest to a room when he pulled her on to a bed forcing her to fight him off.

She managed to break free and ran off to tell her ex-boyfriend Cowell, 58, what had happened.

The furious telly chief – who Sinitta hails as her “guardian angel” – tackled the man the next day and told him: “Don’t ever put your f***ing hands on her again.”

The astonishing incident came at the height of Cowell’s X Factor fame.

Sinitta, 54, told how she had joined him at his rented holiday villa in the South of France.

Revealing the harrowing episode – and speaking with Cowell’s blessing at her London home yesterday – she said: “We had different friends coming out at different times. One weekend a man came to stay.

“I was trying to be the hostess with the mostest. At the end of a lovely day of drinks and things, Simon asked me to show him to one of the guest rooms.

“But the villa was huge and sprawling so I thought ‘let him choose which room he likes best’ because they were mostly vacant.

“I took him on a tour of the house and showed him this room and that room. He passed on a lot of rooms which I thought were nicer and with a view.

“But when we got to the basement – far from everyone – he said ‘Oh, I like this one. I like this one’.

“He threw himself on the bed with his hand behind his head and was like ‘yep, yep, this one is fine for me’.

“I was like: ‘Really? With no view, no windows? But if this is the one you like then so be it. Sleep well and I’ll see you in the morning’.

“I leaned over to say goodbye to him with a kiss on the cheek.

“He grabbed me, pulled me down on top of him and was suddenly on top of me on the bed.”

Sinitta said the situation was “really awkward” because he was a very influential man.

Struggling

She went on: “I was shocked but even at the moment I recall playing in my head: ‘Has there been anything about my behaviour or my demeanour that has made this man think that I am interested in him?’

“The answer was definitely had to get away from him.

“I was struggling with him a bit but trying not to seem panicked. I fought with him and edged my way from under him. He could tell I was fighting him off but wouldn’t let me go. “I managed to wriggle out from underneath and got to my feet and said: ‘What are you thinking’? But he was just smiling and sneering. “He kind of smiled at me, kind of liking it. He said: ‘Oh is that what Simon’s into then? You taking charge?’ I was just thinking ‘you revolting person’.” Sinitta said she backed out of the room and ran as fast as she could to speak with Simon in his bedroom. She added: “I was panting, out of breath, thinking I can’t believe that just happened. But also thinking what kind of man tries to force himself on his host’s girl? I told Simon what happened. He was stunned. It was just awful.”

Sinitta said Cowell confronted the guest the next day.

She recalled: “Simon walked him to his car. They shook hands then Simon pulled him in.

“You could see there was an aggressive conversation going on. When he’s angry his lips go really thin. He’s a composed person most of the time.

“He came back and said: ‘I told him not to ever put his f ****** hands on you again.’”

Sinitta claimed the man has “done things to other people” too and added: “It’s terrifying because he is powerful, influential and who knows what the repercussions are for me.

“But I’m tired of being afraid, tired of smiling, tired of keeping other people’s dirty secrets. I’m not doing it any more.”

Then, with a steely gaze, she issued a direct message to her attacker, saying: “You know who you are. I’ve heard you’ve bragged about this story