Simon Cowell walks his dogs on the beach with Lauren and son Eric amid coronavirus pandemic
SIMON Cowell is making sure he keeps the pounds off after his recent weight loss in a beach stroll with girlfriend Lauren Silverman and their son Eric.
They hit Malibu beach with their four dogs and enjoyed the fresh air after practising social distancing amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Simon, 60, rocked a black puffer jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms and dark aviator classes on the family stroll.
Lauren sported denim shorts, a grey pashmina scarf and a cream and black striped cardigan.
The couple and Eric, 6, seemed in good spirits chatting as they walked along the Malibu beach with Simon's beloved dogs, Squiddly, Diddly, Daisy and Freddy.
The X Factor judge has recently been showing off his new svelte physique around southern California.
On Saturday he was spotted buying supplies at a grocery store in Malibu with Lauren.
Lauren, meanwhile, appeared to be clutching a wedge of cash as she was escorted back to Simon's convertible black Rolls-Royce.
Simon first started looking noticeably thinner last year.
The music mogul has lost 20lbs, which equates to four inches around his waist, by cutting out sugar and eating less meat.
He overhauled his diet after suffering a fall on his stairs inside his London home October 2017.
Simon recently told The Sun Online: "The most dramatic period was the first month where most of the weight comes off and you look at yourself and think ‘wow’.
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“I used to be 36 inch waist and now I’ve lost four inches. I’m really happy now."
The beach stroll was a welcome way for the family to get some fresh air during the coronavirus pandemic.
Simon told The Sun Online he was "terrified of coronavirus".
He said: “I am terrified about it. I have worn masks for ages.
“When I cycle around town I wear a mask," Simon told The Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton on his debut talkRADIO drive time show in February.
“But I am taking Eric to Disneyland Paris next weekend and I’m almost certain that when we’re on the train we will be 100 per cent be wearing masks.
“And we’ll have loads of hand sanitizer because it does scare me."
The coronavirus death toll in the US has jumped to 260, with 19,624 confirmed cases of the potentially deadly virus.
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