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The Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Simon Cowell makes emotional confession as he opens up about the loss of his parents
SIMON Cowell made an emotional confession as he opened up about the loss of his parents. The Britain's Got Talent judge opened up about the realities of fatherhood to son Eric, 11. 9 9 9 Simon, 65, mourned the loss of both his parents as he became more successful in showbiz. His father Eric Philip Cowell passed away at the age of 81, before his mother Julie later died in July 2015 aged 90. It was only the year before that he welcomed his son Eric in February 2014 with his partner, Lauren Silverman. This was before the famous couple officially announced their engagement in 2022. Now, Simon made a heartbreaking admission as he claimed his son 'saved him' after he became "lost" following the death of both his parents. He told PEOPLE: "[Fatherhood has] had a huge impact on me because I loved my parents so much, and once they left, I was kind of lost for a while, and then Eric kind of saved me. "Because that love comes back a hundred times more powerful. I mean, it's extraordinary and it never goes. "So I didn't expect that, and when it happened, it was like, 'Wow.' I mean, it's incredible." The former music mogul and X Factor judge also admitted that his role as a father made his TV jobs 'easier'. This was because he says that he thought about his son more whilst conducting his judging roles on-screen. Most shocking moments of Britain's Got Talent's final - from Simon Cowell egging to horror injury He told the outlet: "[Being a judge on AGT] got easier since I became a dad, because as Eric got a little bit older... I suddenly started to watch acts through his eyes thinking, 'Would he like that?' "Because you want your kids and their friends to love the show. So when he comes down with his friends, they're having the best time. "And that's a great feeling." He also admitted his priorities in life changed once he became a father, because he became less career-focused. I loved my parents so much, and once they left, I was kind of lost for a while, and then Eric kind of saved me Simon CowellPEOPLE Simon added: "You realise that there are other things more important actually than your career. "I know it sounds corny, but I mean, it is the truth. If I wasn't where I am in my life today, I think it would feel quite empty." 9 9 9 9 9 9
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Introducing next generation nepo baby Eric Cowell as he moves more into the spotlight: How Simon and his fiancée Lauren Silverman's son, 11, enjoys yoga and has a godfather figure in Bruno Tonioli - but he's 'never spoiled!'
gave an unprecedented look into the life of her youngest son Eric who she shares with her fiancé Simon Cowell as she opened up in a new interview this week. The 47-year-old entrepreneur and socialite spoke lovingly about Eric, 11, while making an appearance at The Chelsea Flower show with Simon's Britain's Got Talent co-star Bruno Tonioli. Part of the next generation of nepo babies, Bruno insisted that Eric is 'not spoiled at all' and is 'very well brought up' despite his famous parents. Bruno also lifted the lid on Simon, 65, and Lauren's life in the Cotswolds where he said Eric loves to get involved in family yoga sessions when Bruno comes to stay with them. The interview marks the continuation to Eric being more in the spotlight after his life being kept very private for much of his early life. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. It began with Eric appearing on Britain's Got Talent with Simon last May after years of the couple not rarely showing his face or speaking about him in interviews. Now Lauren has revealed that Bruno is very much known as 'Uncle Bruno' to Eric who 'loves him'. Bruno added of Eric while speaking to Closer magazine: 'He's not spoiled at all actually. Eric is a very, very, very well brought up kid. I mean he's not spoiled at all.' On Eric now coming to some of the BGT shows as he moves more into the public eye Lauren said in the interview: 'It's a family show. And the nice thing is, like the other judges, like Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon, all of their kids and Eric they've grown up together. 'So it's a really nice family kind of vibe there. It's lovely!' Earlier this month Simon gave a rare insight into his family album as he shared pictures of his lookalike son Eric during sun-soaked dog walk. The music mogul shared rare snaps of his 11-year-old son with his 2.7million followers as they posed with their German Shepherd dog. The father and son duo rocked similar outfits for the outing, both donning dark T-shirts with Simon opting for a pair of black tracksuit bottoms while Eric donned black shorts and Nike trainers. Simon and Eric were also seen crouching down petting their adorable pet pooch and the TV star was seen holding a ball in his hand. He wrote: '1. Love, 2. Even more love, 3. It was a long walk'. And in December last year, Simon showed his competitive side as he enjoyed a swimming race with his son Eric. The TV judge took to Instagram as he shared a rare video of the pair as they took to the pool to go head to head. Eric secured the victory as he exclaimed: 'I win I win', before celebrating and ordering his dad out of the shot. Talking to the camera, Simon joked: 'Well that was difficult but it was worth it,' as Eric boasted: 'I won, I won, get out the picture, I won.' The music mogul looked to be enjoying an escape from the UK winter as he donned a pair of stylish shades in the sunny pool. Simon teased in the caption: 'I still think I won! Love, Simon x'. Last May Simon let his son Eric and Amanda Holden 's daughter Hollie gatecrash the Britain's Got Talent auditions. Japanese skipping act Haribow took to the stage, sending the audience wild as they begged the judges to give them a golden buzzer - but all of them had already been used. As the crowd's chants grew louder, Simon said he had 'never heard a reaction like that before' before gesturing to his son Eric to push the button. 'Okay… alright… You do it,' Simon said, as Eric and Hollie, 12, leapt to their feet and darted for the judges' bench, slamming the golden buzzer and sending Harbow through to the live semi-finals. Simon said: 'That was my son, Amanda's daughter, egged on by the audience. We are going to see you in the finals, congratulations.' Last June Simon broke down in tears as he revealed he felt he 'had nothing to live for' after his parents died but that having his son saved him. He spoke in one of his most open and emotional interviews ever on the Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett where he told how after his losses he 'reached the point where nothing mattered'. He spoke of his incredible relationships with his mum Julie and dad Eric and the devastation he felt at their passing - before being 'saved' when his partner Lauren told him she was expecting a baby. They welcomed their son Eric in 2014 - which Simon said 'changed everything' after his mental state reached the 'lowest level possible'. He said as he broke down: 'Before him I had reached the point where nothing mattered. It all hit me so hard. Being on TV I felt like a clown because I was dying inside. I put on loads of weight. 'If I was going to be hit by a bus the next day - I wasn't worried about anything like that. The whole time was dark. It was the lowest level. I can relate when people say that being alive doesn't matter anymore. 'I thought "what have I got to live for?" I didn't want to take my own life but I thought "if something terrible happens to me it wouldn't bother me". I do still suffer with depression sometimes.' He spoke about descending into a deep depression in the midst of his grief and realised that 'material things meant nothing'. Simon also became a workaholic to deal with his pain, explaining: 'After losing them all the material things I had meant nothing. 'I was on a downward spiral. I was desperately unhappy so I thought I would just become a vampire and I would work till 7am. 'I got addicted to that lifestyle. I had to find something to fill the loss and I became a workaholic. I was very successful but so unhappy. ' On finding out Lauren was pregnant he added: 'I got the call from Lauren and she said "are you sitting down?" That's how you know it's something big! 'And it changed everything. It made me happy again, it was perfect.'
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Simon Cowell gives a rare insight into his family album as he shares pitures of his lookalike son Eric, 11, during sun-soaked dog walk
Simon Cowell looked happier than ever on Sunday as he sweetly hugged lookalike son Eric during a sun-soaked dog walk. The music mogul, 65, shared rare snaps of his 11-year-old son with his 2.7million followers as they posed with their German Shepherd dog. The father and son duo rocked similar outfits for the outing, both donning dark T-shirts with Simon opting for a pair of black tracksuit bottoms while Eric donned black shorts and Nikes trainers. The Britain's Got Talent judge, who shares Eric with his wife Lauren Silverman, wore his signature aviator sunglasses as he beamed and hugged the youngster. Simon and Eric were also seen crouching down petting their adorable pet pooch and the TV star was seen holding a ball in his hand. He wrote: '1. Love, 2. Even more love, 3. It was a long walk'. In December last year, Simon showed his competitive side as he enjoyed a swimming race with his son Eric. The TV judge took to Instagram as he shared a rare video of the pair as they took to the pool to go head to head. Eric secured the victory as he exclaimed: 'I win I win', before celebrating and ordering his dad out of the shot. Talking to the camera, Simon joked: 'Well that was difficult but it was worth it,' as Eric boasted: 'I won, I won, get out the picture, I won.' The music mogul looked to be enjoying an escape from the UK winter as he donned a pair of stylish shades in the sunny pool. Simon teased in the caption: 'I still think I won! Love, Simon x'. It comes after Simon shared his fears about his finances despite being thought of as one of the wealthiest men in showbiz thanks to his illustrious career in the music industry. He admitted that he hasn't made 'anywhere near as much money' as people think, as told the How To Fail podcast: 'I always worry about money'. The BGT boss said he worries because the world is 'so precarious' he never feels relaxed about how much money he has. The father of one recalled how during the early days of the Covid pandemic he pushed out all of his projects early over fears that they would be halted. He said: 'I always worry about money because I think you have to in a way. You think about Covid as an example. 'I remember reading it for the first time on a website, and I don't read a lot of stuff on social media, but I'd heard about it, so I was curious. 'Second day, the story got bigger to a point where I actually phoned my partner and I said "I don't like the look of this, I have a horrible feeling it's going to be like that movie Contagion, and I think we need to get all of our shows into production around the world quicker this year". And we did. 'And when it happened it was obviously worse than I could have imagined, 'When you think about that, the wars, and everything else, the instability, what is safe? Is it gold, cash, stocks. I don't think anything's safe any longer. I guess your house. 'Someone did actually say to me once "live in your money". And it was really good advice, i.e, enjoy it, and be happy with it, but understand that the world is precarious.' Simon denied he's worth anywhere near the £500 million figure that's been reported. He said: 'Oh God, it's not that. I'm not even close to that. I'm being serious. I'm not. 'I've made a lot, I'm not going to lie. I've made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.' He said he'd even recently had to ask friends if they would help him to start on a project he wanted to work on because he didn't have enough money. It comes after Simon shared his fears about his finances despite being thought of as one of the wealthiest men in showbiz thanks to his illustrious career in the music industry (pictured April 2025) He said: 'My friends have been great. I did something recently where I just didn't have the money to pay people to help me. 'So I seriously had to say to about 20 people "I'm making something and I really don't have any money, but would you help me?" 'And they all said "yes". And that was the most incredible thing.' However despite opening up about his money fears, Simon said he would still classify himself as 'rich' when asked, he said: 'Probably yes'. Simon downsized his company SyCo to 'focus on family' and says he no longer feels the need to make as much money, claiming that nobody he knows who is 'super rich' is happy. While his ITV talent show is still a raging success attracting around five million viewers each episode, Simon has wound down some of his other projects. The X Factor ran for 14 years, from 2004 to 2018, but Simon decided to call it quits on the long-running show due to declining viewing figures and a belief that online platforms like YouTube were taking over the need for talent shows. The musical mogul had excitedly announced a bid to find the next big boyband - claiming there hadn't been one as big as 1D since - and launched a Netflix series, The Midas Touch. But Simon's latest project was scrapped, seemingly due to lack of interest when he failed to get enough talent auditioning to become 'the next One Direction'. Simon's slow wind down has come in recent years as he bids to focus more on his partner Lauren, with whom he shares son Eric, 11. The TV personality also stepped away from the limelight in August 2020 when he broke his back during an E-bike accident while testing it at his Malibu home. He underwent six hours of surgery and claimed at a later date that it was 'much worse than people first thought'. He suffered a second horrific accident on the electronic bikes when he broke his arm in London while riding one in 2022.
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Huge telly star shares snap of rarely seen son – can you tell who his dad is?
SIMON Cowell stunned fans after sharing a rarely-seen snap of his son to Instagram yesterday. TV star Simon, 65, proudly embraced 11-year-old Eric as they enjoyed an afternoon stroll with German Shepherd, Pebbles, in the sun. 5 The father-son-duo wore matching navy T-shirts, with Simon opting for trousers in a darker shade and sunglasses - while Eric kept cool with shorts. In his caption, the music mogul wrote: "1. Love. 2. Even more love. 3. It was a long walk." Eric was born February 14, 2014 and is Simon's only child with his fiancee Lauren Silverman, 47. Shortly after he was born, The Sun revealed that his godmother is singer Sinitta, who was previously in a relationship with The X Factor creator. Simon previously divulged his plans for Eric to one day take over his business – including becoming a Britain's Got Talent judge. In a 2018 interview, he said he'd been secretly mentoring Eric since he started walking, believing he'll be the only candidate to take over the reins. He told us: 'I look at things through his eyes now. 'I want to spend more time with him. I'm lucky because he likes the shows, so he comes down to them with me. I'm sort of training him up." And, the previous year, he melted hearts, this time on The X Factor. when he helped out his superstar dad. During the episode, he was seen taking some satsumas from his famous father during the Six Chair Challenge. Eric also completely stole the show on Britain's Got Talent by making a surprise appearance on the panel. Simon's adorable son was excited about sitting in his seat at the panel and told Amanda Holden that he would be a really good judge. When asked what Simon's job was Eric cutely said: "I am daddy's job now." He also managed to upstage Simon during an interview on Loose Women. The tot was seen gate-crashing the interview when he jumped on to his dad's lap before trying to clip a peg on to his nose. As Simon cried out in pain, Robbie Williams ' wife Ayda Field, who was doing the interview, asked the youngster who the best judge on BGT was. Eric said it was his dad Simon, to which the mogul replied: "He has to say that!" Just recently, Simon revealed Eric's secret musical talent. The former Syco boss said: "He's decided that he's going to audition for Britain's Got Talent. That is going to be total torture. "I mean, of all the things I've ever done, this will probably be the hardest. I said, because he does play drums, 'Are you going to drum?' and he said he wants to sing." 5 5 5 5
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Simon Cowell launches blistering attack on billionaires as he calls them 'snobby and obnoxious' while making a shock admission about his wealth - who COULD he be talking about?
Simon Cowell has taken a brutal swipe at some of the world's richest billionaires, branding them snobby and obnoxious. The music mogul, 65, has amassed his own vast fortune thanks to his string of TV shows, but in a new interview has insisted he has nowhere near the £500 million he is estimated to be worth. Speaking on the How To Fail podcast, Simon shared that he doesn't feel money is the biggest drive for him, and he's happy with the amount he has, with his fiancée Lauren Silverman and their son Eric at his side. He said: 'I've definitely got enough. I don't need any more. 'I don't yearn for what I thought I wanted a few years ago because when I was a kid I had no idea of anything like yachts and the Caribbean or private planes. 'So when the first time — I guess in my early forties, it must have been — I came across this world and saw it and I'm like, 'What? That is your own boat?' It was like a cruise ship. 'So there was a point where maybe I felt I haven't done as well [as I thought], maybe that's what I want. 'And I did start to mix with some of those people for a couple of years. And I'm going to be honest with you, I hated it. I didn't like the people.' 'I thought they were obnoxious, I thought they were snobby. 'I think a lot of those people thought they were better than other people because they had money, which is ridiculous when you think about it.' While Simon did not specifically name any of the billionaires he was referring to, he has previously pictured with Top Shop owner Sir Phillip Green. He went onto reveal that he has previously had a conversation with his partner Lauren about his own wealth. The Britain's Got Talent star said: 'I remember saying to Lauren, ''Do we actually know anyone who's rich - I mean super-rich - and happy?''. 'She went, ''no'', and I went, ''nor me''. Simon also shared that he doesn't feel money is the biggest drive for him, and he's happy with the amount he has, with his fiancée Lauren Silverman and their son Eric at his side 'So we're fine, we're doing alright. We don't need any more,' before shutting down claims that his fortune is worth £500 million. He added: 'I'm not even close to that. I've made a bit of money, yes, but not that much, no.' Simon also said he worries because the world is 'so precarious' he never feels relaxed about how much money he has. The father of one recalled how during the early days of the Covid pandemic he pushed out all of his projects early over fears that they would be halted. He said: 'I always worry about money because I think you have to in a way. You think about Covid as an example. 'I remember reading it for the first time on a website, and I don't read a lot of stuff on social media, but I'd heard about it, so I was curious. 'Second day, the story got bigger to a point where I actually phoned my partner and I said "I don't like the look of this, I have a horrible feeling it's going to be like that movie Contagion, and I think we need to get all of our shows into production around the world quicker this year". And we did. 'And when it happened it was obviously worse than I could have imagined, 'When you think about that, the wars, and everything else, the instability, what is safe? Is it gold, cash, stocks. I don't think anything's safe any longer. I guess your house. 'Someone did actually say to me once "live in your money". And it was really good advice, i.e, enjoy it, and be happy with it, but understand that the world is precarious.' Simon downsized his company SyCo to 'focus on family' and says he no longer feels the need to make as much money, claiming that nobody he knows who is 'super rich' is happy. While his ITV talent show is still a raging success attracting around five million viewers each episode, Simon has wound down some of his other projects. The X Factor ran for 14 years, from 2004 to 2018, but Simon decided to call it quits on the long-running show due to declining viewing figures and a belief that online platforms like YouTube were taking over the need for talent shows. The musical mogul had excitedly announced a bid to find the next big boyband - claiming there hadn't been one as big as 1D since - and launched a Netflix series, The Midas Touch. But Simon's latest project was scrapped, seemingly due to lack of interest when he failed to get enough talent auditioning to become 'the next One Direction'. Simon's slow wind down has come in recent years as he bids to focus more on his partner Lauren Silverman, with whom he shares son Eric, 11. The TV personality also stepped away from the limelight in August 2020 when he broke his back during an E-bike accident while testing it at his Malibu home. He underwent six hours of surgery and claimed at a later date that it was 'much worse than people first thought'.
