The 59-year-old came under fire from the bullies as he posed with co-stars Amanda Holden, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Ant and Dec backstage at the London Palladium.
He has since told the Star: "These are people who sit in dark rooms anonymously because they won't put their real names – which I think is cowardly – writing horrible things about you."
"I don't go on the message board and I don't Google myself.
"When you start doing that it becomes negative."
The telly star was compared to a melting waxwork, someone in a face swap and the victim of a vicious blowtorching, by the keyboard warriors.
Rather than talking about Ant's return after a stint in rehab following his conviction for drink-driving, many people seemed more interested in Simon's new look.
Tweets ranged from the surprised, such as: "The question is what the hell is going on with Simon Cowell's face?!?!" to the truly bizarre.
Comedian Brian Limond, star of the BBC's Limmy's Show, said Simon looked like he had been "blowtorched to death".
Another follower compared him to a "waxwork that's been heated up" and is melting.
One other remarked: "Simon Cowell… looks like someone’s done one of those f**king face swaps on him."
A further critic wrote: "If you say Beetlejuice three times, Simon Cowell will appear with that face and haunt your dreams forever."
Another said simply: "Simon’s face looks like it’s melting."
Others suggested his face had been digitally altered after the shot was taken.
Entertainment critic Joel Cooper tweeted: "Whoever had been tasked with Photoshopping Simon Cowell’s face in this official pic from #BGT deserves to be fired."
The music millionaire looked much more his usual self in other shots outside the London Palladium. However, not everything went entirely to plan.
Simon stepped out of the car with his stone-washed jeans entirely undone, causing him to stop with a sheepish look on his face and yank up the zip.
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