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Simon Cowell really in love with Mezhgan Hussainy, kissy on Leno

By April MacIntyre Mar 9, 2010, 22:53 GMT

The 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party held at The Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California on March 7th, 2010. Simon Cowell Fame Pictures, Inc - Santa Monica, CA, USA - +1 (310) 395-0500

Simon Cowell had fun last night when Jay Leno pushed him goodnaturedly about getting married.

Jockeying to be best man, Jay called over Simon's fiancee, makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy, from the rafters and onto the show, and she snuggled into the seat with Simon.

Mezhgan's family escaped Afghanistan soon after the Russians invaded in 1979. They spent a year in Pakistan before immigrating to the U.S. in 1983 and settling in Los Angeles. "When we came here, I didn’t know a word of English," Mezhgan told American Idol Magazine's Shirley Halperin. "I learned to speak the language, to understand the culture and how to fit in."

Simon told Jay that he will be getting married sometime "in the next 10 years." As for kids? Simon said, "I'm kind of torn because I'm a bit too old to have kids, but then again I think it would be important to have a lot of me's around in the future."

Simon's pick so far for "Idol"? "I like this girl Crystal..."