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'I thought he hated me'

Simon Cowell worried son Eric didn’t like him…and thought he’d be like a puppy

X Factor supremo got two puppies to prepare for fatherhood

SIMON Cowell feared his son hated him when he was a baby.

The X Factor supremo welcomed his little boy Eric with partner Lauren Silverman on Valentine's Day in February 2014.

 Simon Cowell admits he thought his son Eric hated him when he was a baby
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Simon Cowell admits he thought his son Eric hated him when he was a babyCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon
 Simon welcomed his son on Valentine's Day in 2014
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Simon welcomed his son on Valentine's Day in 2014Credit: Insight News & Features

But the 56-year-old admitted to American chat show host Jimmy Fallon that it took him a while to settle into being a first-time father, despite buying two puppies ahead of Eric's birth to try and help him prepare.

He said: "This wasn't something I was expecting but you know, it's all been good.

 Simon revealed he bought two puppies ahead of Eric's birth to get used to looking after something
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Simon revealed he bought two puppies ahead of Eric's birth to get used to looking after somethingCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon
 Jimmy was amused by Simon's parenthood preparations
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Jimmy was amused by Simon's parenthood preparationsCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon

"What I did was I practised by getting some puppies first, I did, I thought I'd get two puppies so I'm used to looking after things, they were called Squiddly and Diddly and then Eric arrived about six months later."

When Jimmy asked if he had taken to fatherhood and if he was any good at it, Simon replied: "Well I wasn't to begin with, I thought he was going to be like a puppy.

"Like you could throw thing and he would run to you.

 Simon worried Eric hated him as he "didn't do anything" when he was little
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Simon worried Eric hated him as he "didn't do anything" when he was littleCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon
 Simon confessed to partner Lauren Silverman that he feared Eric didn't like him
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Simon confessed to partner Lauren Silverman that he feared Eric didn't like himCredit: Getty Images - FilmMagic

"After eight months I said to Lauren, 'I think he hates me' because he didn't do anything."

Thankfully as Eric continued to grow and develop, so did the father-son bond.

 Thankfully Simon and Eric have now bonded as the toddler has grown
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Thankfully Simon and Eric have now bonded as the toddler has grownCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon

He added: "And then one day I think he was watching me on TV and then he kind of got me, and we got this communication, and he started talking to me, and now we're buddies."

Jimmy, who is a father to two children, then asked Simon what cartoons he watched with Eric, causing Simon to pull a face when he mentioned Dora the Explorer.

 Jimmy and Simon then discussed cartoons, and the repetitiveness of Dora the Explorer
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Jimmy and Simon then discussed cartoons, and the repetitiveness of Dora the ExplorerCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon
 Father and son have now totally bonded as Eric has got bigger
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Father and son have now totally bonded as Eric has got biggerCredit: Internet

He said: "Dora the bloody Explorer. If you've never seen it before they just say the same thing over and over and over again.

"After about three months I said 'Dora's gone on a long holiday, and she's got lost and won't be coming back.'"

 The pair laughed as they discussed how annoying the cartoon was
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The pair laughed as they discussed how annoying the cartoon wasCredit: YouTube/Jimmy Fallon

When Jimmy admitted he'd started to look forward to watching the show, Simon recoiled in horror.

He said: "But it's the same show every single thing, it's like gates and swimming and that weird fox thing.

"It's designed to make you two years old again."

 

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