Does Simon Cowell Have Kids? Meet AGT Judge's Son Eric
Simon Cowell is known for his blunt and honest personality on TV, but at home, he’s just “dad” to his son, Eric Cowell. Fans are often curious about the famously tough judge’s life off-camera — especially when it comes to his only child.
Simon Cowell’s Son Eric Cowell Was Born in 2014
Simon welcomed his son, Eric Cowell, on February 14, 2014, with his now-fiancée, Lauren Silverman.
Shortly after his firstborn’s arrival, the American Idol alum revealed that his son was named after his late father, Eric, whom he was very close with.
“What he is striving for is to build the same relationship [with his son] over the years,” Simon’s publicist Max Clifford told People in 2014. “It’s the whole family thing — he got a tremendous amount of comfort from the relationship he had with his mum and dad. They were very, very close.”
In addition, Simon is a father figure to Lauren’s teenage son, Adam, from a previous relationship.
Simon Cowell Attributed His Son Eric for His New Perspective on Life
Prior to Eric’s birth in 2014, the well-known critic said he was consumed with work, but confessed having a child drastically changed things in his life.
“If Eric hadn’t come along, God knows what would have happened,” the America’s Got Talent judge told The Sun. “Before Eric, my life was 99 percent work. I was obsessed with it.”
When Simon lost his mother a year later, he said it was Eric who gave him a reason to live.
“When I lost my mum, I was on a downward spiral at that point,” he said during an appearance on “The Diary Of a CEO” podcast in June 2024. “Without question, [Eric saved me]. I really, really had reached the point where nothing mattered.”
Simon and Eric Are Working on Authoring a Book Together
In 2020, Simon revealed that he and his son were cowriting a seven-book series inspired by the imaginary animals they’d created together.
“To be able to write a series of books with my son Eric has been magical,” Simon shared on Instagram.
Eric Cowell Has ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Aspirations
It seems like Eric wants to follow his father into the entertainment world as Simon revealed that his son has aspirations of performing the drums in a rock band and auditioning for Britain’s Got Talent.
“He’s now decided he’s going to audition for Britain’s Got Talent. I think he wants to be in a rock band. He loves Green Day,” Simon told Entertainment Tonight in August 2023. “That’s going to be total torture. I mean, of all the things I’ve ever done, this will probably be the hardest, because he does play drums. [He’s] going to drum and sing! I went, ‘Oh God, no.’”
Weeks later, backstage at America’s Got Talent, Simon told People he hoped his son would “never” audition for the show.
“He’s a good drummer,” he explained. “He really is. Thank God it wasn’t violin, it was drums. And he’s really good. I mean, he’s in time. He’s in rhythm. I keep saying to him, ‘If you’re good, never come on the show.’”