Simon Cowell & Son Eric At ‘America’s Acquired Expertise’ Finale: Photographs – Hollywood Life

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Simon Cowell, 62, hit the crimson carpet together with his mini-me son, Eric, 8, on the finale of America’s Got Talent on Sept. 13! The daddy-son duo have been joined by Simon’s attractive fiancée and Eric’s mother, Lauren Silverman, 45, as they posed for a household photograph. Simon opted for his staple black t-shirt and denims, whereas Lauren shined in a maroon one-shoulder robe. Eric was informal like his dad in a blue polo by Lacoste, blue denims, and white Nike sneakers.

The proud father is thought for his daring character, however when he spoke to American Idol alum, Kelly Clarkson, 40, about his son again in Could 2021, he revealed that fatherhood modified him. He informed The Kelly Clarkson Present host, “After I misplaced my dad and mom, I genuinely felt, Kelly, I’d by no means really feel that form of love for anybody ever once more. I assumed that was it … till I noticed the scan of him for the primary time.” He added that he would name Eric “Tad” earlier than he was even born as a result of he regarded like “slightly tadpole.” Simon additionally informed Kelly that his life is now unimaginable with out his boy. “Now I simply can not think about my life with out him. He’s probably the most wonderful factor that ever occurred to me. I am keen on him,” the AGT host mentioned.

Eric and his celeb dad are so shut that they’re even engaged on a sequence of youngsters ebook collectively! Simon took to Instagram on February 24, 2020, to reveal their book deal with Hachette Kids’s Group. He captioned the publish, “Good day everybody. I needed to share one thing thrilling my son Eric and I’ve been engaged on. I wish to introduce to you #WISHFITS. To start with, we’ve introduced a seven ebook cope with @hachettekids at the moment.” Their ebook sequence will include animals which have “developed in a strange method, combining two totally different species to type hybrid animals with very distinct traits!”

The daddy-and-son ebook deal provides one other spectacular title to Simon’s resume, as he’s already the creator of The X Issue and Acquired Expertise TV franchises. The 62-year-old is most identified for being a choose on the hit TV competitors American Idol, which he appeared on from 2002 to 2010. After eight lengthy years, Simon determined to depart the present and deal with his different tasks. Again in 2019, the well-known TV choose informed HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY about his reasoning for leaving the hit TV present. “How will you say, ‘You possibly can’t be a star [because of your age],’” Simon mentioned. “And I discovered the phrase ‘Idol’ obnoxious to be trustworthy with you. And why isn’t a 35-year-old as nice as an 18-year-old? I simply acquired to the purpose the place this isn’t actual, which is why I transfer on [to the United States’ version of The X Factor and then finally America’s Got Talent].”

Since then, Simon has been busy on his present, AGT, and different tasks. However he has additionally been targeted on his loving household, which all began when he met his fiancée, Lauren, in 2004. Notably, Simon was mates with Lauren’s ex-husband, Alexander Silverman, previous to their divorce in 2013. Simon and Lauren got engaged in January of this yr, 13 years after courting. The 45-year-old welcomed her first child with Simon on February 14, 2014, a couple of yr after her break up from Alexander. She can be a mom to a son named Adam Silverman, 16, who she had along with her first husband.