Simon Cowell has opened up about being a father to son Eric as the Britain’s Got Talent star opens in a rare interview with Jeff Brazier on This Morning
Music mogul Simon Cowell has candidly opened up fatherhood in an interview with This Morning’s Jeff Brazier. During the heartwarming interview ahead of Father’s Day, the 65 year old spoke about how becoming a dad has changed him, while also airing his concerns for his 11-year-old son.
Simon welcomed his only child Eric in February 2014 with partner Lauren Silverman. Despite keeping his family life fairly private, Britain’s Got Talent fans saw Eric make an unexpected onscreen appearance during an epic Golden Buzzer moment during the 2024 series – where he let his son press the famous buzzer.
During the series, he also revealed his son was a keen drummer, and now he’s shared even more about his 11-year-old. Speaking to father of two Jeff, Simon adorably shared how much his son meant to him.
“Honestly, everything. Out of everything I’ve ever done in my life, this is the best thing to ever happen to me. The very first time I saw his scan, I was literally obsessed,” he said.
However, Simon admitted there were some negative sides to parenthood, as he shared his concerns for his son growing up in the modern day. “We’re getting to a point where the word phone comes up. ‘Oh god, here we go,'” Simon, who famously revealed he doesn’t have a personal mobile phone said.
“I’m very worried Jeff, about how much kids can see at a certain age. I grew up…Which was learning things at the right time, the right age, etcetera etcetera. I just would be petrified of him having access to anything, that would really worry me.”
He continued: “I think schools put too much pressure on kids, which is, you’re getting up at seven in the morning, you’re coming home say at five, six in the afternoon, evening and then you’ve got to do two hours of homework.
“It’s like, they’re ten, eleven, twelve years old. It’s too much. I would say to any teacher watching, ban homework, you’ll have happier kids and they’ll do better.”
Despite softening over the years, Simon has made a name for being the harsh judge, starting from his stint in 2001 on Pop Idol. He’s now revealed that even Eric isn’t safe from his harsh commentary.
When asked by Jeff what he’d do if his son wanted tp head in the showbiz direction, the star said he would be “absolutely honest” with him.
“I’ve thought about this. What if he said to me, ‘I want to be a singer’ and he couldn’t sing, I would be absolutely honest with him. If he couldn’t, I would say, ‘You know what, be a drummer,'” he laughed.
“He actually can play the drums well but he’s quite shy. You know, I walk and I hear him, and he stops. I say, ‘Why are you stopping?’ and he says, ‘Well, I’m a bit embarrassed’ and I say, ‘Well don’t be, you’re really good.”
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Source: Mirror
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