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Simon Cowell reveals health fears for son Eric in rare

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The X Factor presenter is a doting dad to six-year-old son Eric

APRIL 11, 2020 - 19:49 BST

HANNA FILLINGHAM
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J
ust before the coronavirus pandemic shook the UK, Simon Cowell opened up about
his fears for his young son Eric, six, in a new interview about his family life. The X
Factor judge spoke on talkRADIO in February, and revealed that he was "terrified" that
he and Eric would contract coronavirus, and that he was doing everything he could to protect
them. "I am terrified about it. I have worn masks for ages, when I cycle around town, I wear a
mask," he said. "But I am taking Eric to Disneyland Paris next weekend and I'm almost certain
when we're on the train we will 100 per cent be wearing masks." Simon added that on the trip
he would also make sure that he has "loads of hand sanitiser" packed. Luckily, Simon and his
family are all in good health, and the music mogul recently revealed that he had tested
negative for COVID-19. The star had taken a test out of precaution after his America's Got
Talent co-star Heidi Klum fell ill in March.

VIDEO: Simon Cowell and Eric appear on TV together

 Simon Cowell is worried about Eric getting the coronavirus on their upcoming trip to
Disneyland

The America's Got Talent judge shares Eric with girlfriend Lauren Silverman, and the couple
split their time between the UK and the States, while Simon works on his various TV projects
over there. Eric has made several appearances on his dad's television shows, and Simon has
made no secret of the fact he would like his son to take over his business empire one day. In
2018, Simon appeared on Lorraine, where he spoke about the then four-year-old. He told host
Lorraine Kelly: "I look at things through his eyes now, I want to spend more time with him. I'm
lucky because he likes the show [BGT], so he comes down to the shows with me, because I'm
sort of training him up... I'd love him to take over." The music mogul also told The Sun: "He
has to take over for me. I've put him in training. He's down at the shows, he has earplugs in. I
would absolutely love it if he could do what I do."

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Simon with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their son Eric

Eric is already at work too, with his dad revealing in November that they were writing a book
together. He told Lorraine: "I am writing a book with Eric. I literally am as we talk. We did this
once when we had some time together. I said 'do you know what, I think we should write a
book together.' And he looked at me like 'what?'" Simon added: "Then he started to get more
involved. We had such a fun time writing it in the end, I said 'do you know what, we'll just do
it.'"

READ: The problem Catherine Zeta-Jones' children are facing during the coronavirus
pandemic

And while Simon adores being a dad, it doesn't look likely that Eric will have any siblings
anytime soon. His good friend Sinitta Malone recently spoke about the star while talking to
Closer magazine. The 56-year-old explained: "I honestly don't know if Simon will have more
children. I think he's so in love with Eric, and he's so fulfilled and satisfied, that there just isn't
any love left. He's completely besotted with Eric. Simon was always a softie - I've always said
that to people."

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