āYour legacy has to be that hopefully you gave enough people an opportunity, so that they could do well, and you gave them your time, taught them what you know.ā
Today, Simon Cowell has only one child ā an 8-year-old boy named Eric.
When Simon Cowell met Ericās mother, Lauren Silverman, she was married to one of Cowellās close friends, Andrew Silverman.
In 2013 news broke that the couple were expecting their first child together. Lauren was still married to Andrew, but by the end of the year they divorced.
On Valentineās Day 2014, Eric was born and while Cowell was overjoyed to become a father, heĀ struggledĀ with it initially. Simon, who never expected to be a father, wasnāt proud of his affair.
āIt is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone. It just happened,āĀ heĀ said.
But today, he couldnāt be happier. In many ways, the father-son-duo is very alike. According to Simon, they appreciate the same things ā Scooby Doo, Disney movies, and laughing at the dogs.
āHeās the most amazing thing that ever happened to me. I adore him,ā Americaās Got TalentĀ judge said.
Eric is named after Cowellās late father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, who died in 1999. Recently, Simon also praised his son for making himĀ stop getting fillers and injections in his face. It went so far that Eric got scared by his fatherās face.
āThere was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from ābeforeā the other day, and didnāt recognise it as me first of all,ā Simon told The Sun and continued:
āEric was in hysterics. Enough was enough. There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero,ā the X Factor judge said.
