Oh for goodness sake, I cannot believe so many people appear to have been fooled by that little drama.
Thank god for the sense from GetMeOuttaHere, mikey.robbo, jemima bond & byron_hinson.
That was the most ridiculous faked, tear free, controlled crying I have ever seen. And as for the little puppy dog begging... I think it was probably the mother's idea, possibly with Simon's connivance, to make her appear not too cocky & boost her popularity.
and judging from the comments here it appears to have worked, unbelievable