Simon Cowell sells his £45m mansion after terrifying break in leaves him feeling ‘unsafe’

SIMON Cowell has sold his £45m mansion after being left feeling "unsafe" in London.

TV and music mogul Simon, his partner Lauren Silverman and their nine-year-old son Eric are said to be moving to the country.

Simon, 63, has lived in Holland Park for 16 years, but according to the has sold the property.

It's after a "traumatic" break-in in 2015 when home intruders stole £1million worth of jewellery while he slept with partner Lauren and their then-infant son in 2015.

Serial crook Darren February – later jailed for eight years – got in through a window while a security guard was on the loo and stole £1million of jewellery and passports.

Cowell described the ordeal as “traumatic” and added: “There is a constant fear it may be repeated and that it may be worse next time.

“I’m very scared of what could have happened to my son if the burglar had gone into his room.”

Simon had £15,000 maximum security locks put in at home after the Holland Park raid.

Then last month, Simon praised The Sun for smashing an alleged plot to burgle his home again.

It's after police arrested a security expert suspected of being involved in targeting A-listers' houses using a lock decoding gadget after previously being hired to make them impregnable.

The BGT supremo said of the alleged plot: “When I initially was told about this story by The Sun, I couldn’t believe it.

"It was like something out of a science fiction film. I want to thank the team at The Sun who have been working hard to expose this.”

His celebrity neighbours include David and Victoria Beckham, Ed Sheeran and Robbie Williams.

Simon added: "I was in total shock. The fact that it is possible for a person to obtain the software code to sell to someone — so they could rob the house my family live in — is disgusting.

"To even consider doing this is dangerous and reckless."

Since The X Factor was taken off air five years ago, Simon has been working on a new music project that could be a “missing link” for aspiring stars.

The platform - called StemDrop - allows users to create their own versions of tracks by renowned hit makers on TikTok.

But it doesn't mean Simon will be missing from our TV screens.

He's still a popular judge on both America and Britain's Got Talent.

He is also said to want to revive the much-loved show following recent secret conversations with a production company.

It last aired in 2018 before being shelved by Simon for at least five years.