Simon Cowell reveals son Eric’s adorable role in proposal to Lauren Silverman
SIMON Cowell has revealed his eight-year-old son played a part in his proposal to Lauren Silverman.
The music mogul, 62, proposed to his partner of nine years in December while on holiday in Barbados and has now revealed how their son Eric helped him pop the question.
Appearing on Entertainment Tonight, Simon said: “One hundred per cent he had to coach me.
“And we planned it. He was a big part of it."
The TV star went on to explain the pandemic had made him reconsider his stance on marriage - having previously branded it “boring”.
He continued: "I think after everything all of us had gone through over the past two years, it has changed our lives in so many ways.
“Family is everything and that is what I kind of took away from it."
Lauren's 16-year-old son, Adam, was also there for the proposal.
Lauren, 44, was said to have "burst into tears" when he got down on one knee on Christmas Eve and presented her with a £250,000 diamond ring.
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Simon and Lauren went public with their romance in 2013.
In an interview shortly before they became official, he said: "When you get into a rut it's boring.
“When, no matter how big your house is, you are going to end up on the same sofa, in the same bed or in the same room as a person.
"I like being on my own."
He has also previously said: "I don't believe in marriage, certainly not in this business. The truth is that you get married and in a year or two they clean you out! It's just not going to work."
The Sun revealed Simon popped the question in front of the couple’s seven-year-old son, Eric, and step-son Adam, from Lauren’s first marriage, on Christmas Eve.
A source said: “Simon and Lauren are ridiculously, nauseatingly in love - incredibly, lockdown brought them closer than ever.
“Lauren was absolutely stunned and never in a million years expected Simon to pop the question. She burst into tears - happy tears - and obviously said ‘yes’ straight away.
“It was important to Simon that the kids were there too, as he adores them both and the family they’ve become.
“Lauren has been Simon’s rock over these past few years - supporting him when he broke his back, and through thick and thin generally. They make a wonderful couple.
“Whilst Simon never thought he was the marrying type, he’s realised he’s met the woman of his dreams - and couldn’t be happier. In the words of Beyoncé, it was time to put a ring on it.”
The mogul, worth £360million, has been dating the stunning American socialite - who is also a millionaire in her own right - for 13 years.
The couple first met in 2004 when Lauren, 44, was still married to one of Simon’s good friends, property mogul Andrew Silverman.
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They later fell in love and went public with their relationship in 2013.
Lauren fell pregnant with Simon’s first child, Eric, who named after the BGT star’s beloved late dad, soon after.
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