Simon Cowell takes Lauren Silverman and son Eric on bike ride while wearing protective masks amid coronavirus pandemic
SIMON Cowell took his partner Lauren Silverman and their son Eric for a bike ride in Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic.
- who previously admitted he was "terrified" of getting the - made sure he and his brood wore protective masks as they got in some exercise in Malibu.
Simon, 60, wrapped up in a black padded jacket, jeans and trainers, while Lauren wore white skinny jeans and a baseball cap.
Six-year-old Eric went for extra protective measures in the form of a colourful helmet.
The trio were also joined by Lauren's other son, Adam, for the relaxed outing.
Simon, who lives in Los Angeles with his family, has been strict about protecting himself amid the pandemic.
The music mogul was spotted wearing a face mask as well as gloves while buying groceries at the weekend.
He recently 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.
He went on: “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 US has already become the new epicenter for the killer bug, which has infected as of April 6.
Trump said the country "will reach a horrific point in terms of deaths from coronavirus" but also said that "from that point, things will start to change."
Deaths fell slightly in New York yesterday, with 600 fatalities and a rise of 7,300 cases.
Simon has been making sure to get his daily exercise in amid the coronavirus crisis, with
The Syco boss and his team at America's Got Talent were recently forced to hold auditions without an audience due to the pandemic.
Bosses at NBC Universal came to the decision after judge Heidi Klum, 46, fell ill, and co-star Howie Mandel was spotted wearing a hazmat suit.
New York Magazine and Huffington Post journalist Yashar Ali revealed through a source: “America’s Got Talent joins other shows and says it will be taping auditions without an audience.”
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